[Unit] Description=Splunk Forwarder Wants=network.target After=network.target [Service] Type=forking RemainAfterExit=yes User=splunk ExecStart=/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk start --answer-yes --no-prompt --accept-license ExecStop=/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk stop ExecReload=/opt/splunkforwarder/bin/splunk restart StandardOutput=syslog [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target