Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 .include "defaults.mk"
 .include "order.mk"
 .include "/etc/mrc.mk"
 .export
 
-.MAKE.JOBS?=1
+.MAKE.JOBS?=	${NCPU}
 .if !empty(.MAKE.MODE:Mcompat)
 .error "ERROR: MRC doesn't support "compat" mode."
 .endif
 
 OTHER_TARGETS:=
@@ -34,27 +34,38 @@
 	echo Empty target.
 
 # Create service targets
 .for service in ${SCRIPTS}
 .	include "${service}.service.mk"
+
+# Set DAEMON defaults
+DAEMON_${service}_CWD?=	/
+DAEMON_${service}_ENABLE?=	no
+DAEMON_${service}_USER?=	root
+DAEMON_${service}_GROUP?=	wheel
+
+.	if !defined(DAEMON_${service}_COMMAND)
+.		warning MRC> Service [${service}] defunct: no COMMAND specified
+.	else
 
 # Service creation targets
-.	if !target(${service})
+.		if !target(${service})
 ${service}: ${SERVICE_EXIT} ${_SERVICE}
-.	endif
+.		endif
 
 # Service status targets
-.	if !target(${service}_status)
+.		if !target(${service}_status)
 ${service}_status: ${_SERVICE_STATUS}
-.	endif
+.		endif
 
 # Service exit targets
-.	if !target(${service}_exit)
+.		if !target(${service}_exit)
 ${service}_exit: ${_SERVICE_EXIT} ${DAEMON_${service}_DEPS:S/$/_exit/}
-.	endif
+.		endif
 
 DAEMON_EXIT: ${service}_exit
+.	endif
 .endfor
 
 .MAIN: ${SCRIPTS} ${TARGETS}
 
 .PHONY: ${SCRIPTS} ${OTHER_TARGETS} ${TARGETS}

Index: daemon.starter.mk
==================================================================
--- daemon.starter.mk
+++ daemon.starter.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 _service_daemon: .USE
-	daemon -c -u ${DAEMON_$@_USER:Uroot} -r -P /var/run/daemon.$@.pid ${DAEMON_$@_COMMAND} ${DAEMON_$@_FLAGS} ${DAEMON$@_FOREGROUND}
+	cd ${DAEMON_$@_CWD}
+	daemon -u ${DAEMON_$@_USER} -r -P /var/run/daemon.$@.pid ${DAEMON_$@_COMMAND} ${DAEMON_$@_FLAGS} ${DAEMON$@_FOREGROUND}
 
 _service_daemon_status: .USE
 	echo "Not supported yet."
 
 _service_daemon_exit: .USEBEFORE

Index: example.service_mk
==================================================================
--- example.service_mk
+++ example.service_mk
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 # vim:ft=make:
 
-# command to start service
-DAEMON_example_COMMAND?=/path/service
-
 # flags to force daemonizing
 DAEMON_example_BACKGROUND?=
 
+# default working directory
+DAEMON_example_CWD?=/some/path
+
+# command to start service
+DAEMON_example_COMMAND?=/path/service
+
 # enabled by default?
 DAEMON_example_ENABLE?=no
 
 # general service flags
 DAEMON_example_FLAGS?=

Index: plain.starter.mk
==================================================================
--- plain.starter.mk
+++ plain.starter.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 _service_plain: .USE
-	chroot -u ${DAEMON_$@_USER:Uroot} -g ${DAEMON_$@_GROUP:Uwheel} / ${DAEMON_$@_COMMAND} ${DAEMON_$@_FLAGS} ${DAEMON_$@_BACKGROUND}
+	chroot -u ${DAEMON_$@_USER} -g ${DAEMON_$@_GROUP} ${DAEMON_$@_CWD} ${DAEMON_$@_COMMAND} ${DAEMON_$@_FLAGS} ${DAEMON_$@_BACKGROUND}
 
 _service_status: .USE
 	echo "Plain service status doesn't work right now."
 
 _service_exit: .USEBEFORE

Index: svc.starter.mk
==================================================================
--- svc.starter.mk
+++ svc.starter.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 _service_svc: .USE
+	cd ${DAEMON_$@_CWD} ;\
 	svc list $@ | grep -q $@ || \
-		svc -u ${DAEMON_$@_USER:Uroot} -g ${DAEMON_$@_GROUP:Uwheel} ${DAEMON_$@_RESTART:D-r} ${DAEMON_$@_RESTART} init $@ ${DAEMON_$@_COMMAND} ${DAEMON_$@_FLAGS} ${DAEMON_$@_FOREGROUND}
+		svc -u ${DAEMON_$@_USER} -g ${DAEMON_$@_GROUP} ${DAEMON_$@_RESTART:D-r} ${DAEMON_$@_RESTART} init $@ ${DAEMON_$@_COMMAND} ${DAEMON_$@_FLAGS} ${DAEMON_$@_FOREGROUND}
 
 _service_svc_status: .USE
 	svc status ${@:S/_status//}
 
 _service_svc_exit: .USEBEFORE