diff --git a/tmcd/plab/rc.inplab b/tmcd/plab/rc.inplab
index e0f377fa74c4a12f290986b4615fc3a716ce04dc..f37c0f0a089d5f1f0f64b07843da920e9b84a2f4 100755
--- a/tmcd/plab/rc.inplab
+++ b/tmcd/plab/rc.inplab
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ if [ -x $BINDIR/watchdog  ]; then
 	$BINDIR/watchdog start
 fi
 
+if [ -x $BINDIR/rusaged  ]; then
+        echo "Starting rusage daemon ..."
+	$BINDIR/rusaged start
+fi
+
 echo "Informing the testbed that we're up and running ..."
 # XXX Oogly
 $BINDIR/tmcc -n `cat /var/emulab/boot/plabname` state ISUP
diff --git a/tmcd/plab/rusaged b/tmcd/plab/rusaged
index 2b66678775e25c5b341efb7ea4c10a54370092c0..4cbf587a4321343c5f797d03a2cd25bc80996b9f 100644
--- a/tmcd/plab/rusaged
+++ b/tmcd/plab/rusaged
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ my $logname	= "$LOGDIR/rusaged.debug";
 my $pidfile	= "/var/run/emulab-rusaged.pid";
 my $debug	= 0;
 my $isalivewait = 300; # Seconds to wait.
+my $svcslice    = "utah_elab_svc";
 
 #
 # Parse command arguments. Once we return from getopts, all that should be
@@ -68,6 +69,13 @@ if ($UID != 0) {
 	"    Must be root to run this script!\n");
 }
 
+#
+# This daemon runs in the service slice only! Sorry for the hardwired name!
+#
+if (!defined($ENV{'USER'}) || $ENV{'USER'} ne $svcslice) {
+    exit(0);
+}
+
 #
 # For stop, look to see if the pid file exists. If so, kill it and exit.
 #