diff --git a/sys-apps/smartmontools/files/smartd.systemd b/sys-apps/smartmontools/files/smartd.systemd
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-[Unit]
-Description=Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (SMART) Daemon
-Documentation=man:smartd(8) man:smartd.conf(5)
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/smartd -n
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-StandardOutput=syslog
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target