Index: rc.d/init.d/functions
===================================================================
--- rc.d/init.d/functions	(revision 3049)
+++ rc.d/init.d/functions	(revision 3062/5)
@@ -398,10 +398,8 @@
 		limits="${SERVICE_LIMITS:-$DEFAULT_SERVICE_LIMITS}"
 #	elif [ -n "`$SH -c 'echo ${.sh.version}' 2>/dev/null`" ]; then
 	fi
-	while echo "$limits" | grep -q '[^ ]'; do
-		ulimit `echo ${limits} | awk '/^ *-[^-]*-.*$/ {sub(/^[^-]*-/,"");sub(/-.*$/,"");sub(/^.*$/,"-&");}{print;}'
-		limits="`echo ${limits} | awk '/^ *-[^-]*-.*$/ {sub(/^[^-]*-[^-]*/,"");}{print;}'
-	done
+	
+	echo $limits|awk 'BEGIN {RS="[-\n]";} !/^$/ {system ("ulimit -" $0);}'
 
 	# And start it up.
 	busy