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+# Create an empty sudo time stamp directory on OSes using systemd.
+# Sudo will create the directory itself but this can cause problems
+# on systems that have SELinux enabled since the directories will be
+# created with the user's security context.
+d @rundir@ 0711 root root
+D @rundir@/ts 0700 root root