Use ntpsec user/group for Ubuntu >= 23.10

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This file is used to list changes made in each version of the ntp cookbook.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+Since ubuntu 23.10[Mantic Minotaur] the ntp user is ntpsec
+
 ## 5.2.2 - *2024-07-15*
 
 Update ntpd package for Enterprise Linux 9 (ie Oracle, Rocky, Alma)

attributes/default.rb

@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
 if platform?('debian') && node['platform_version'].to_i >= 12
   default['ntp']['var_owner'] = 'ntpsec'
   default['ntp']['var_group'] = 'ntpsec'
+elsif platform?('ubuntu') && Gem::Version.new(node['platform_version']) >= Gem::Version.new('23.10')
+  default['ntp']['var_owner'] = 'ntpsec'
+  default['ntp']['var_group'] = 'ntpsec'
 else
   default['ntp']['var_owner'] = 'ntp'
   default['ntp']['var_group'] = 'ntp'

spec/unit/attributes_spec.rb

@@ -209,6 +209,18 @@
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'on Ubuntu >= 23.10' do
+    let(:chef_run) { ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(platform: 'ubuntu', version: '24.04').converge('ntp::default') }
+
+    it 'sets the var_owner to ntpsec' do
+      expect(ntp['var_owner']).to eq('ntpsec')
+    end
+
+    it 'sets the var_group to ntpsec' do
+      expect(ntp['var_group']).to eq('ntpsec')
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'on the CentOS 7 platform' do
     cached(:chef_run) { ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(platform: 'centos', version: '7').converge('ntp::default') }