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+[Unit]
+Description=KCS Bridge Daemon
+
+[Service]
+Type=dbus
+BusName=org.openbmc.HostIpmi
+ExecStart=/bin/kcsbridged
+Restart=on-abort
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target