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+{#
+Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+#}
+
+# Docker Upstart and SysVinit configuration file
+
+# Use DOCKER_OPTS to modify the daemon startup options.
+{% if docker_opts is defined %}
+DOCKER_OPTS="{{ docker_opts }}"
+{% endif %}
+