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+[Unit]
+Description = chrony service for canopy client
+Conflicts = ntpd.service
+
+[Service]
+Type = forking
+PIDFile = /var/run/chronyd.pid
+ExecStart = /usr/sbin/chronyd -f /etc/chrony/chrony_canopy_client.conf -r -s