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 # Automatically starting Cowrie with systemd
 
-* Copy the file `cowrie.service` to `/etc/systemd/service`
+* Copy the file `cowrie.service` to `/etc/systemd/system/`
 * Reload systemd with `systemctl daemon-reload`
 * Start Cowrie with `service cowrie start`
 * Enable start at boot-time with `sudo systemctl enable cowrie.service``