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 If you would like to add DNSd as a service on your Linux machine, install the launcher (init and systemd) configuration files.
 ```
 make linux-service
-systemctl daemon-reload
 service dnsd start
 ```
+For *systemd* you may need to run ```systemctl daemon-reload``` before starting the service.
+
 For macOS systems install and launch the service as follows.
 ```
 make macos-service