diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 0550afe..be18a98 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   $config_dir   = $ulimit::params::config_dir,
   $config_group = $ulimit::params::config_group,
   $config_user  = $ulimit::params::config_user,
-  $purge        = $ulimit::params::purge
+  $purge        = $ulimit::params::purge,
+  $ulimit_type  = $ulimit::params::ulimit_type,
 ) inherits ulimit::params {
   include ulimit::config
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 19d13b4..0a3d16d 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
   $config_group = 'root'
   $config_user  = 'root'
   $purge        = true
+  $ulimit_type  = '-'
 }
 
diff --git a/manifests/rule.pp b/manifests/rule.pp
index 9e5ea75..5c16a4f 100644
--- a/manifests/rule.pp
+++ b/manifests/rule.pp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #
 define ulimit::rule (
   $ulimit_domain,
-  $ulimit_type,
+  $ulimit_type = $::ulimit::ulimit_type,
   $ulimit_item,
   $ulimit_value,
   $ensure = present,
diff --git a/templates/rule.conf.erb b/templates/rule.conf.erb
index 3351770..411e79f 100644
--- a/templates/rule.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/rule.conf.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## DO NOT EDIT
+## This file is under PUPPET control
+
 # <domain> <type> <item> <value>
 #