{
   # memory limit to catch any memory leak before it kills the system
   use constant MIN_MEMORY_LIMIT => 35000000; 
   
   # If there is a memory limit in the database and it is below the minimum, delete it. 
   if (defined $ntpd{MemLimit} && $ntpd{MemLimit} < MIN_MEMORY_LIMIT)
   {
      $DB->get_prop_and_delete('ntpd','MemLimit');
      delete $ntpd{MemLimit};
   }
   
   $OUT = $ntpd{MemLimit} || MIN_MEMORY_LIMIT;
}

