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+# Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium OS Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+description   "ACPI daemon service"
+author        "chromium-os-dev@chromium.org"
+
+# acpid is responsible for handling changes in power state, such as
+# changes in whether we're running on AC power or battery.
+
+start on starting system-services
+stop on stopping system-services
+
+respawn
+expect fork
+exec acpid --confdir /etc/acpi/events --socketfile /var/run/acpid.socket