diff --git a/dist/bmc-vmi-ca-manager.service b/dist/bmc-vmi-ca-manager.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=BMC VMI CA authority manager
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env bmc-vmi-ca
+SyslogIdentifier=bmc-vmi-ca
+Restart=always
+UMask=0007
+
+Type=dbus
+BusName=xyz.openbmc_project.Certs.ca.authority.Manager
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target