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+[Unit]
+Description=Guildgate: A web front-end for LDAP
+After=network.target
+StartLimitIntervalSec=0
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=1
+User=root
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/guildgate
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target