According to Tom Gundersen: # Could you post your service file to the list (maybe inline if the list # does not accept attachments)? As Chris is no longer active, I'll push # a new espeakup with the service files. However, I don't use it myself, # so would be great if I could have something that was already tested No problem. It's tested here and works without any issues. Cut between the lines and edit as needed. --- begin espeakup.service --- [Unit] Description=Software speech output for Speakup using eSpeak [Service] Type=forking PIDFile=/var/run/espeakup.pid ExecStart=/usr/bin/espeakup ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID Restart=always [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target --- end espeakup.service --- ~Kyle -- Linux killed Kenny, bastard! --Subject of a real e-mail to the Linux kernel mailing list 12 January, 2009