diff --git a/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb b/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb
index 3dfc83c45..c87c61422 100644
--- a/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/limits_conf.rb
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ require 'utils/simpleconfig'
 
 class LimitsConf < Vulcano::Resource
 
-  def initialize
+  def initialize path
     @runner = Specinfra::Runner
-    @conf_path = '/etc/security/limits.conf'
+    @conf_path = path
     @files_contents = {}
     @content = nil
     @params = nil
@@ -46,3 +46,11 @@ class LimitsConf < Vulcano::Resource
     @files_contents[path] ||= @runner.get_file_content(path).stdout
   end
 end
+
+module Serverspec::Type
+  def limits_conf(path = nil)
+    @limits_conf ||= {}
+    dpath = path || '/etc/security/limits.conf'
+    @limits_conf[dpath] ||= LimitsConf.new(dpath)
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/resources/resources.rb b/lib/resources/resources.rb
index 3bfe3b6c0..bdf722cb5 100644
--- a/lib/resources/resources.rb
+++ b/lib/resources/resources.rb
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ module Serverspec
       InetdConf.new()
     end
 
-    def limits_conf()
-      LimitsConf.new()
-    end
-
     def login_def()
       LoginDef.new()
     end