--- runscript.sh.orig	2014-09-08 21:41:13.351207527 +0100
+++ runscript.sh	2014-09-08 22:29:14.428521869 +0100
@@ -205,16 +214,28 @@
 # Load any system overrides
 sourcex -e "/etc/rc.conf"
 
-# Apply any ulimit defined
-[ -n "${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}" ] && ulimit ${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}
-
-# Apply cgroups settings if defined
-if [ "$(command -v cgroup_add_service)" = "cgroup_add_service" ]; then
-	cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc
-	cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system
-fi
-[ "$(command -v cgroup_set_limits)" = "cgroup_set_limits" ] && \
-	cgroup_set_limits
+for _cmd; do
+	if [ "$_cmd" != status -a "$_cmd" != describe ]; then
+		# Apply any ulimit defined
+		[ -n "${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}" ] && \
+			ulimit ${rc_ulimit:-$RC_ULIMIT}
+		# Apply cgroups settings if defined
+		if [ "$(command -v cgroup_add_service)" = \
+		    "cgroup_add_service" ]
+		then
+			if [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup -a ! -w /sys/fs/cgroup ]; then
+				eerror "No permission to apply cgroup settings"
+				break
+			fi
+			cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/openrc
+			cgroup_add_service /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system
+		fi
+		[ "$(command -v cgroup_set_limits)" = \
+		    "cgroup_set_limits" ] && \
+		    cgroup_set_limits
+		break
+	fi
+done
 
 # Load our script
 sourcex "$RC_SERVICE"