--- vz.initd.orig	2006-09-06 16:00:38.000000000 +0400
+++ vz.initd	2006-09-06 16:01:20.000000000 +0400
@@ -32,16 +32,6 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 	
-	# prevent dumb users from failure
-	if [ ! -e /dev/vzctl ]; then
-		eerror "Missing device node /dev/vzctl"
-		einfo
-		einfo "Please create the vzctl device node using the following command:"
-		einfo "   /bin/mknod /dev/vzctl c 126 0"
-		einfo
-		return 1
-	fi
-	
 	if [ -z "${VE0CPUUNITS}" ]; then
 		ewarn "VE0CPUUNITS is not set in /etc/conf.d/vz; using default value of 1000"
 		VE0CPUUNITS=1000
@@ -215,6 +205,15 @@
 	done
 	eend
 	
+	if [ ! -e /dev/vzctl ]; then
+		eerror "Missing device node /dev/vzctl"
+		einfo
+		einfo "Please create the vzctl device node using the following command:"
+		einfo "   /bin/mknod /dev/vzctl c 126 0"
+		einfo
+		return 1
+	fi
+	
 	start_net
 	
 	msg=$(${VZCTL} set 0 --cpuunits ${VE0CPUUNITS} 2>&1)