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-# /etc/conf.d/mdadm: config file for /etc/init.d/mdadm
-
-# Misc options to pass to mdadm in monitor mode.
-# For more info, run `mdadm --monitor --help` or see
-# the mdadm(8) manpage.
-
-MDADM_OPTS="--syslog"