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+---
+
+# sshd service name is `ssh` on Debian/Ubuntu, but it's
+# `sshd` on CentOS and Alpine
+sshd_service_name: sshd
+
+# provisioning user vars
+provisioning_user: { name: 'provisioning', home: '/home/provisioning' }
+
+# vim: set ts=2 sw=2: