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+# /etc/conf.d/elogind: config file for /etc/init.d/elogind
+
+# this is the elogind executable
+ELOGIND_EXEC="/usr/lib/elogind/elogind"
+
+# this is where elogind will store its pid file
+ELOGIND_PIDFILE="/run/elogind.pid"