# Vault process exist unexpected

**URL:** <https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/vault-process-exist-unexpected/26051>\
**Category:** Vault\
**Tags:** vault\
**Created:** [June 28, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/vault-process-exist-unexpected/26051 "2021-06-28T06:31:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/vault-process-exist-unexpected/26051/1 "2021-06-28T06:31:32Z")

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Vault version: 1.7.2

systemctl status output:  
Process: 18765 ExecStart=/usr/bin/vault agent -config=/etc/vault.d/vault-agent.hcl (code=killed, signal=PIPE)  
Main PID: 18765 (code=killed, signal=PIPE)

[Service]  
User=vault  
Group=vault  
ProtectSystem=full  
ProtectHome=read-only  
PrivateTmp=yes  
PrivateDevices=yes  
SecureBits=keep-caps  
AmbientCapabilities=CAP\_IPC\_LOCK  
Capabilities=CAP\_IPC\_LOCK+ep  
CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP\_SYSLOG CAP\_IPC\_LOCK  
NoNewPrivileges=yes  
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vault agent -config=/etc/vault.d/vault-agent.hcl  
ExecReload=/bin/kill --signal HUP $MAINPID  
KillMode=process  
KillSignal=SIGINT  
Restart=on-failure  
RestartSec=5  
TimeoutStopSec=30  
LimitNOFILE=65536  
LimitMEMLOCK=infinity

[Install]  
WantedBy=multi-user.target