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 # ulimit and CGroups
 
-Setting `ulimit` and `nice` values per service can be done through the
-`rc_ulimit` variable.
+Setting `ulimit` values per service can be done through the `rc_ulimit`
+variable.
 
 Under Linux, OpenRC can use cgroups for process management as well. Once
 the kernel is configured appropriately, the `rc_cgroup_mode` setting in