diff --git a/dovecot/config-gentoo-linux b/dovecot/config-gentoo-linux
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+pid_file=/var/run/dovecot/master.pid
+dovecot=/usr/sbin/dovecot
+dovecot_config=/etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf