diff --git a/cde/contrib/rc/systemd/dtlogin.service b/cde/contrib/rc/systemd/dtlogin.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=CDE login manager
+Documentation=man:dtlogin(1)
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/dt/bin/dtlogin -daemon
+Restart=on-failure
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/var/dt/Xpid
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target