diff --git a/syslog-ng/config-gentoo-linux b/syslog-ng/config-gentoo-linux
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+lines=20
+compressed=1
+syslogng_conf=/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
+syslogng_cmd=/usr/sbin/syslog-ng
+pid_file=/var/run/syslog-ng.pid
+start_cmd=/etc/init.d/syslog-ng start
+restart_cmd=/etc/init.d/syslog-ng reload