diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index 9dfa0ee..2048324 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 class confdroid_nagios::main::config (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_nagios::params {
-  include confdroid_nagios::server::service
+  if $fqdn == $ng_nagios_server {
+    include confdroid_nagios::server::service
+    include confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource
+  }
+
   include confdroid_nagios::client::target
 }
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp b/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..915c507
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/nagios/resources/resource.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+## confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource.pp
+# Module name: confdroid_nagios
+# Author: 12ww1160 (12ww1160@confdroid.com)
+# @summary  Class manages the resource config file header.
+# @example     concat::fragment { "user_rule_plugins":
+#      ng_user_arg_name    => "$user1$",
+#      ng_user_arg_value   => '/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins',
+#      ng_user_arg_comment => "Sets $USER1$ to be the path to the plugins",
+#    }
+#############################################################################
+class confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource (
+
+) inherits confdroid_nagios::params {
+  if $fqdn == $ng_nagios_server {
+    concat { $ng_resource_file:
+      ensure   => present,
+      owner    => 'root',
+      group    => $ng_user,
+      mode     => '0640',
+      selrange => s0,
+      selrole  => object_r,
+      seltype  => nagios_etc_t,
+      seluser  => system_u,
+      notify   => Service[$ng_service],
+    }
+
+    concat::fragment { 'header':
+      target  => $ng_resource_file,
+      content => template($ng_resource_erb),
+      order   => '000',
+    }
+
+    # plugins rule
+
+    confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource_df { 'user_rule_plugins':
+      ng_user_arg_name    => 'USER1',
+      ng_user_arg_value   => '/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/',
+      ng_user_arg_comment => 'Sets user1 to be the path to the plugins',
+    }
+
+    # eventhandlers rule
+    confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource_df { 'user_rule_eventhandlers':
+      ng_user_arg_name    => 'USER2',
+      ng_user_arg_value   => '/usr/lib64/nagios/plugins/eventhandlers/',
+      ng_user_arg_comment => 'Sets user2 to be the path to the eventhandlers',
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/nagios/resources/resource_df.pp b/manifests/nagios/resources/resource_df.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a90cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/nagios/resources/resource_df.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+## confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource_df.pp
+# Module name: confdroid_nagios
+# Author: 12ww1160 (12ww1160@ConfDroid.com)
+# @summary  define manages the resources in/etc/nagios/private/resources.cfg
+# @param [String] ng_user_arg_name the name of  user argument i.e. $user1$
+# @param [String] ng_user_arg_value the value of t user argument i.e. $user1$
+# @param [String] ng_user_arg_comment the argument i.e. $user1$
+# @param [String] ng_resource_rule_erb resource rule #
+#############################################################################
+define confdroid_nagios::nagios::resources::resource_df (
+
+  Optional[String] $ng_user_arg_name     = undef,
+  Optional[String] $ng_user_arg_value    = undef,
+  Optional[String] $ng_user_arg_comment  = undef,
+  String $ng_resource_rule_erb           = 'confdroid_nagios/nagios/resource_cfg_rule.erb',
+
+) {
+  $ng_nagios_server = $confdroid_nagios::params::ng_nagios_server
+  $ng_resource_file = $confdroid_nagios::params::ng_resource_file
+
+  if $fqdn == $ng_nagios_server {
+    concat::fragment { "rule_${name}":
+      target  => $ng_resource_file,
+      content => template($ng_resource_rule_erb),
+      order   => '000',
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index beb9a1d..172ffec 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ class confdroid_nagios::params (
   $ng_htpasswd_file           = "${ng_main_dir}/passwd"
   $ng_htpasswd_head           = 'confdroid_nagios/nagios/htpasswd_head.erb'
   $ng_htpasswd_rule           = 'confdroid_nagios/nagios/htpasswd_rule.erb'
+  $ng_resource_file           = '/etc/nagios/private/resource.cfg'
+  $ng_resource_erb            = 'confdroid_nagios/nagios/resource_cfg.erb'
 
 ## old
   $ng_main_config             = "${ng_main_dir}/nagios.cfg"
@@ -136,7 +138,6 @@ class confdroid_nagios::params (
   $ng_index_html_erb          = 'confdroid_nagios/httpd/index_html.erb'
   $ng_ssl_vhost_file          = '/etc/httpd/conf.d/nagios_ssl.conf'
   $ng_ssl_vhost_erb           = 'confdroid_nagios/httpd/nagios_ssl_vhost.erb'
-  $ng_resource_erb            = 'confdroid_nagios/nagios/resource_cfg.erb'
   $ng_grep_erb                = 'confdroid_nagios/selinux/grep.erb'
 
 # includes must be last
diff --git a/manifests/server/access.pp b/manifests/server/access.pp
index 09d702c..afc9dcc 100644
--- a/manifests/server/access.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/access.pp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ define confdroid_nagios::server::access (
 
   if $fqdn == $ng_nagios_server {
     # create password rules
-
     concat::fragment { $name:
       target  => $ng_htpasswd_file,
       content => template($ng_htpasswd_rule),
diff --git a/manifests/server/service.pp b/manifests/server/service.pp
index e019c6c..bb44dc2 100644
--- a/manifests/server/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/server/service.pp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class confdroid_nagios::server::service (
   require confdroid_nagios::server::files
   if $ng_nagios_server == $fqdn {
     require confdroid_nagios::server::access_rules
+
     exec { 'restart_httpd':
       command     => 'systemctl restart httpd',
       path        => ['/bin', '/usr/bin', '/sbin', '/usr/sbin'],