diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcc526a..ebea4cd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Health checker for UNIX/Linux is a small framework of monitoring scripts. It is
 
 ## Build
 
-Use the build templates & scripts in the `build/ directory to roll your own packages.
+Use the build templates & scripts in the `build/` directory to roll your own packages.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux-platform.spec b/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux-platform.spec
index 46cac65..82eb185 100644
--- a/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux-platform.spec
+++ b/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux-platform.spec
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpasmcli.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/
 cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpacucli.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpacucli.sh
 cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hplog.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hplog.sh
 cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpssacli.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpssacli.sh
+cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_process_limits.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_process_limits.sh
 cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_root_crontab.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_root_crontab.sh
 cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_cluster_config.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_cluster_config.sh
 cp ../SOURCES/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_cluster_status.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_cluster_status.sh
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_hpacucli.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/chec
 cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_hplog.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_hplog.conf.dist
 cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_hpssacli.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_hpssacli.conf.dist
 cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_ntp_status.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_ntp_status.conf.dist
+cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_process_limits.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_process_limits.conf.dist
 cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_root_crontab.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_root_crontab.conf.dist
 cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_sg_cluster_config.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_sg_cluster_config.conf.dist
 cp ../SOURCES/etc/check_linux_sg_cluster_status.conf.dist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/opt/hc/check_linux_sg_cluster_status.conf.dist
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"
 %attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpacucli.sh
 %attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hplog.sh
 %attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_hpssacli.sh
+%attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_process_limits.sh
 %attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_root_crontab.sh
 %attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_cluster_config.sh
 %attr(755, root, root) /opt/hc/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_cluster_status.sh
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_hplog.conf.dist
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_hpssacli.conf.dist
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_ntp_status.conf.dist
+%attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_process_limits.conf.dist
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_root_crontab.conf.dist
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_sg_cluster_config.conf.dist
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/check_linux_sg_cluster_status.conf.dist
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"
 %attr(644, root, root) /etc/opt/hc/core/templates/mail_body.tpl-check_linux_root_crontab
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 10 2018 <patrick@kudos.be> - 0.1.1
+- Added check_linux_process_limits
 * Sat Apr 21 2018 <patrick@kudos.be> - 0.1.0
 - Added check_linux_ntp_status
 * Thu May 18 2017 <patrick@kudos.be> - 0.0.9
diff --git a/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux.spec b/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux.spec
index 0dd9e91..d14f2ec 100644
--- a/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux.spec
+++ b/build/linux/SPECS/hc-linux.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Version:        %{build_timestamp}
 Release:        1
 
 Summary:        The KUDOS Health Checker (HC) for UNIX
-Group:          Tools/MonitoringGroup:          Tools/Monitoring
+Group:          Tools/Monitoring
 
 License:        GNU General Public License either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version
 URL:            http://www.kudos.be
diff --git a/configs/etc/check_linux_process_limits.conf.dist b/configs/etc/check_linux_process_limits.conf.dist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..754d5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/etc/check_linux_process_limits.conf.dist
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) check_linux_process_limits.conf
+#******************************************************************************
+# This is a configuration file for the check_linux_process_limits HC plugin.
+# All lines starting with a '#' are comment lines.
+# [default: indicates hardcoded script values if no value is defined here]
+#******************************************************************************
+
+# specify whether to also log passed health checks
+# (warning: this may rapidly grow the HC log)
+# [default: no]
+log_healthy="no"
+
+# -- user stanzas --
+# format:
+# user:<user name>;<limit name>;<soft threshold in %>;<hard threshold in %>
+# note: <limit name> must exactly match the descriptor in /proc/<PID>/limits
+#       thresholds are optional (will not be checked when not specified)
+user;postfix;Max open files;;75
+
+# -- process stanzas --
+# format:
+# process:<process name>;<limit name>;<soft threshold in %>;<hard threshold in %>
+# note: <limit name> must exactly match the descriptor in /proc/<PID>/limits
+#       thresholds are optional (will not be checked when not specified)
+process;nfsd;Max open files;100;80
+
+
+#******************************************************************************
+# End of FILE
+#******************************************************************************
diff --git a/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_process_limits.sh b/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_process_limits.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abbd250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_process_limits.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ksh
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) check_linux_process_limits.sh
+#******************************************************************************
+# @(#) Copyright (C) 2016 by KUDOS BVBA (info@kudos.be).  All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is a free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the same terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details
+#******************************************************************************
+#
+# DOCUMENTATION (MAIN)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# @(#) MAIN: check_linux_process_limits
+# DOES: see _show_usage()
+# EXPECTS: see _show_usage()
+# REQUIRES: data_space2comma(), init_hc(), log_hc()
+#
+# @(#) HISTORY:
+# @(#) 2018-07-10: original version [Patrick Van der Veken]
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# DO NOT CHANGE THIS FILE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!
+#******************************************************************************
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function check_linux_process_limits
+{
+# ------------------------- CONFIGURATION starts here -------------------------
+typeset _CONFIG_FILE="${CONFIG_DIR}/$0.conf"
+typeset _VERSION="2018-07-10"                           # YYYY-MM-DD
+typeset _SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="Linux"                    # uname -s match
+# ------------------------- CONFIGURATION ends here ---------------------------
+
+# set defaults
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+init_hc "$0" "${_SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS}" "${_VERSION}"
+typeset _ARGS=$(data_space2comma "$*")
+typeset _ARG=""
+typeset _MSG=""
+typeset _STC=0
+typeset _DUMMY=""
+typeset _LINE_COUNT=1
+typeset _LOG_HEALTHY=0
+typeset _OPEN_FILES=0
+typeset _PROCESS=""
+typeset _PROCESS_LIMIT=""
+typeset _PROCESS_SOFT_THRESHOLD=0
+typeset _PROCESS_HARD_THRESHOLD=0
+typeset _PROCESS_PS=""
+typeset _PROCESS_PS_PID=""
+typeset _PROCESS_PS_USER=""
+typeset _USER=""
+typeset _USER_LIMIT=""
+typeset _USER_SOFT_THRESHOLD=0
+typeset _USER_HARD_THRESHOLD=0
+typeset _USER_PS=""
+typeset _USER_PS_PID=""
+typeset _USER_PS_COMM=""
+
+# set local trap for cleanup
+trap "rm -f ${_INSTANCE_RUN_FILE}.* >/dev/null 2>&1; return 1" 1 2 3 15
+
+# handle arguments (originally comma-separated)
+for _ARG in ${_ARGS}
+do
+    case "${_ARG}" in
+        help)
+            _show_usage $0 ${_VERSION} ${_CONFIG_FILE} && return 0
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+# handle configuration file
+[[ -n "${ARG_CONFIG_FILE}" ]] && _CONFIG_FILE="${ARG_CONFIG_FILE}"
+if [[ ! -r ${_CONFIG_FILE} ]]
+then
+    warn "unable to read configuration file at ${_CONFIG_FILE}"
+    return 1
+fi
+# read required configuration values
+_LOG_HEALTHY=$(_CONFIG_FILE="${_CONFIG_FILE}" data_get_lvalue_from_config 'log_healthy')
+case "${_LOG_HEALTHY}" in
+    no|NO|No)
+        _LOG_HEALTHY=0
+        log "not logging/showing passed health checks"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        _LOG_HEALTHY=1
+        if (( ARG_LOG > 0 ))
+        then
+            log "logging/showing passed health checks"
+        else
+            log "showing passed health checks (but not logging)"
+        fi
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# check PROCESS stanzas
+grep -i '^process' ${_CONFIG_FILE} 2>/dev/null |\
+    while IFS=';' read _DUMMY _PROCESS _PROCESS_LIMIT _PROCESS_SOFT_THRESHOLD _PROCESS_HARD_THRESHOLD
+do
+    # check for empties
+    if [[ -z "${_PROCESS}" || -z "${_PROCESS_LIMIT}" ]]
+    then
+        warn "missing parameter in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "${_PROCESS_SOFT_THRESHOLD}" ]]
+    then
+        $(data_is_numeric ${_PROCESS_SOFT_THRESHOLD})
+        if (( $? > 0 ))
+        then
+            warn "parameter is not numeric in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "${_PROCESS_HARD_THRESHOLD}" ]]
+    then
+        $(data_is_numeric ${_PROCESS_HARD_THRESHOLD})
+        if (( $? > 0 ))
+        then
+            warn "parameter is not numeric in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # collect ps info
+    (( ARG_DEBUG != 0 )) && debug "collecting information for process class ${_PROCESS}"
+    _PROCESS_PS=$(_get_psinfo_by_process "${_PROCESS}")
+    if [[ -z "${_PROCESS_PS}" ]]
+    then
+        warn "could not find any matching processes for process ${_PROCESS}"
+        continue
+    fi
+    print "${_PROCESS_PS}" | while read _PROCESS_PS_PID _PROCESS_PS_USER
+    do
+	    (( ARG_DEBUG != 0 )) && debug "checking process ${_PROCESS_PS_PID}"
+        # get current values and check thresholds
+        case "${_PROCESS_LIMIT}" in
+            "Max open files"|"MAX OPEN FILES"|"max open files")
+                _OPEN_FILES=$(_get_open_files ${_PROCESS_PS_PID})
+                # SOFT limit
+                _check_limit "${_PROCESS_LIMIT}" soft ${_PROCESS_PS_PID} ${_PROCESS_PS_USER} ${_PROCESS} ${_PROCESS_SOFT_THRESHOLD} ${_OPEN_FILES} ${_LOG_HEALTHY}
+                # HARD limit
+                _check_limit "${_PROCESS_LIMIT}" hard ${_PROCESS_PS_PID} ${_PROCESS_PS_USER} ${_PROCESS} ${_PROCESS_HARD_THRESHOLD} ${_OPEN_FILES} ${_LOG_HEALTHY}
+                ;;
+            *)
+                # no other limits are supported yet ;-)
+                warn "'${_PROCESS_LIMIT}' is an unsupported limit check"
+                continue
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    _LINE_COUNT=$(( _LINE_COUNT + 1 ))
+done
+
+# check USER stanzas
+_LINE_COUNT=0
+grep -i '^user' ${_CONFIG_FILE} 2>/dev/null |\
+    while IFS=';' read _DUMMY _USER _USER_LIMIT _USER_SOFT_THRESHOLD _USER_HARD_THRESHOLD
+do
+    # check for empties
+    if [[ -z "${_USER}" || -z "${_USER_LIMIT}" ]]
+    then
+        warn "missing parameter in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "${_USER_SOFT_THRESHOLD}" ]]
+    then
+        $(data_is_numeric ${_USER_SOFT_THRESHOLD})
+        if (( $? > 0 ))
+        then
+            warn "parameter is not numeric in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [[ -n "${_USER_HARD_THRESHOLD}" ]]
+    then
+        $(data_is_numeric ${_USER_HARD_THRESHOLD})
+        if (( $? > 0 ))
+        then
+            warn "parameter is not numeric in configuration file ${_CONFIG_FILE} at data line ${_LINE_COUNT}"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # collect ps info
+    (( ARG_DEBUG != 0 )) && debug "collecting information for user ${_USER}"
+    _USER_PS=$(_get_psinfo_by_user "${_USER}")
+    if [[ -z "${_USER_PS}" ]]
+    then
+        warn "could not find any matching processes for user ${_USER}"
+        continue
+    fi
+    print "${_USER_PS}" | while read _USER_PS_PID _USER_PS_COMM
+    do
+	    (( ARG_DEBUG != 0 )) && debug "checking process ${_USER_PS_PID}"
+        # get current values and check thresholds
+        case "${_USER_LIMIT}" in
+            "Max open files"|"MAX OPEN FILES"|"max open files")
+                _OPEN_FILES=$(_get_open_files ${_USER_PS_PID})
+                # SOFT limit
+                _check_limit "${_USER_LIMIT}" soft ${_USER_PS_PID} ${_USER} ${_USER_PS_COMM} ${_USER_SOFT_THRESHOLD} ${_OPEN_FILES} ${_LOG_HEALTHY}
+                # HARD limit
+                _check_limit "${_USER_LIMIT}" hard ${_USER_PS_PID} ${_USER} ${_USER_PS_COMM} ${_USER_HARD_THRESHOLD} ${_OPEN_FILES} ${_LOG_HEALTHY}
+                ;;
+            *)
+                # no other limits are supported yet ;-)
+                warn "'${_USER_LIMIT}' is an unsupported limit check"
+                continue
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    _LINE_COUNT=$(( _LINE_COUNT + 1 ))
+done
+
+return 0
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# example:
+#1991 root
+#1992 root
+function _get_psinfo_by_process
+{
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+
+ps -C "${1}" -o pid:1,user:1 --no-headers 2>/dev/null
+
+return 0
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# example:
+#7270 qmgr
+#8539 pickup
+function _get_psinfo_by_user
+{
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+
+ps -U "${1}" -o pid:1,comm:1 --no-headers 2>/dev/null
+
+return 0
+}
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function _check_limit
+{
+typeset _LIMIT_NAME="${1}"
+typeset _LIMIT_TYPE="${2}"
+typeset _LIMIT_PID=${3}
+typeset _LIMIT_USER="${4}"
+typeset _LIMIT_PROCESS="${5}"
+typeset _LIMIT_THRESHOLD=${6}
+typeset _CURR_VALUE=${7}
+typeset _LOG_HEALTHY=${8}
+typeset _LIMIT_ENTRY=""
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+
+if [[ -n "${_LIMIT_THRESHOLD}" ]]
+then
+    _LIMIT_ENTRY=$(grep -i "${_LIMIT_NAME}" /proc/${_LIMIT_PID}/limits 2>/dev/null)
+    if [[ -z "${_LIMIT_ENTRY}" ]]
+    then
+        warn "unable to gather limits information (${_LIMIT_PID}/${_LIMIT_USER}/${_LIMIT_PROCESS})"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    case "${_LIMIT_TYPE}" in
+        soft)
+            _LIMIT_VALUE=$(print "${_LIMIT_ENTRY}" | sed -s "s/${_LIMIT_NAME}//g" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $1}' 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+        hard)
+            _LIMIT_VALUE=$(print "${_LIMIT_ENTRY}" | sed -s "s/${_LIMIT_NAME}//g" 2>/dev/null | awk '{ print $2}' 2>/dev/null)
+            ;;
+    esac
+    if [[ "${_LIMIT_VALUE}" = "unlimited" ]]
+    then
+        log "limit (${_LIMIT_TYPE} on '${_LIMIT_NAME}' is unlimited (${_LIMIT_PID}/${_LIMIT_USER}/${_LIMIT_PROCESS})"
+        return 0
+    else
+        if (( _CURR_VALUE > (_LIMIT_VALUE * _LIMIT_THRESHOLD / 100) ))
+        then
+            _MSG="(${_LIMIT_PID}/${_LIMIT_USER}/${_LIMIT_PROCESS}) limit (${_LIMIT_TYPE}) on '${_LIMIT_NAME}' has been surpassed (${_CURR_VALUE} > ${_LIMIT_VALUE} @${_LIMIT_THRESHOLD}%)"
+            log_hc "$0" 1 "${_MSG}"
+        else
+            if (( _LOG_HEALTHY > 0 ))
+            then
+                _MSG="(${_LIMIT_PID}/${_LIMIT_USER}/${_LIMIT_PROCESS}) limit (${_LIMIT_TYPE}) on '${_LIMIT_NAME}' is safe (${_CURR_VALUE} <= ${_LIMIT_VALUE} @${_LIMIT_THRESHOLD}%)"
+                log_hc "$0" 0 "${_MSG}"
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+else
+    warn "limit on (${_LIMIT_TYPE} on '${_LIMIT_NAME}' was not checked (PID=${_LIMIT_PID})"
+fi
+
+return 0
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function _get_open_files
+{
+(( ARG_DEBUG != 0 && ARG_DEBUG_LEVEL > 0 )) && set ${DEBUG_OPTS}
+
+ls -f /proc/${1}/fd/ 2>/dev/null | wc -l 2>/dev/null
+
+return 0
+}
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+function _show_usage
+{
+cat <<- EOT
+NAME    : $1
+VERSION : $2
+CONFIG  : $3 with:
+            log_healthy=<yes|no>
+          and formatted stanzas:
+            user:<user_name>:<limit_name>:<soft_limit_threshold_%>:<hard_limit_threshold_%>
+            process:<process_name>:<limit_name>:<soft_limit_threshold_%>:<hard_limit_threshold_%>
+PURPOSE : Checks the value(s) of the process limits from /proc/*/limits
+
+EOT
+
+return 0
+}
+
+#******************************************************************************
+# END of script
+#******************************************************************************
diff --git a/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_qs_status.sh b/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_qs_status.sh
index 183b6bd..8f05b9d 100644
--- a/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_qs_status.sh
+++ b/sources/lib/platform/linux/check_linux_sg_qs_status.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 function check_linux_sg_qs_status
 {
 # ------------------------- CONFIGURATION starts here -------------------------
-typeset _VERSION="2018-05-1"                           # YYYY-MM-DD
+typeset _VERSION="2018-05-21"                           # YYYY-MM-DD
 typeset _SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS="Linux"                    # uname -s match
 typeset _QS_BIN="/opt/qs/bin/qsc"
 typeset _QS_AUTH_FILE="/opt/qs/conf/qs_authfile"