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+# Defaults for monit initscript
+# sourced by /etc/init.d/monit
+# installed at /etc/default/monit by maintainer scripts
+# Fredrik Steen <stone@debian.org>
+
+# You must set this variable to for monit to start
+startup=1
+
+# To change the intervals which monit should run uncomment
+# and change this variable.
+CHECK_INTERVALS=300