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+[Unit]
+Description=Virtual sensors
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=@bindir@/virtual-sensor
+Type=dbus
+BusName=xyz.openbmc_project.VirtualSensor
+SyslogIdentifier=phosphor-virtual-sensor
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target