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+# IMPORTANT: Be sure you have checked the values below, appropriately
+# configured 'config/database.yml' in your DASHBOARD_HOME, and
+# created and migrated the database.
+
+# Uncomment the line below to start Puppet Dashboard.
+START=yes
+
+# Location where puppet-dashboard is installed:
+DASHBOARD_HOME=<%= dashboard_root %>
+
+# User which runs the puppet-dashboard program:
+DASHBOARD_USER=<%= dashboard_user %>
+
+# Ruby version to run the puppet-dashboard as:
+DASHBOARD_RUBY=/usr/bin/ruby
+
+# Rails environment in which puppet-dashboard runs:
+DASHBOARD_ENVIRONMENT=<%= dashboard_environment %>
+
+# Network interface which puppet-dashboard web server is running at:
+DASHBOARD_IFACE=0.0.0.0
+
+# Port on which puppet-dashboard web server is running at, note that if the
+# puppet-dashboard user is not root, it has to be a > 1024: