1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/chef/resource/service.rb b/lib/chef/resource/service.rb
index 860d5b05ff..1ca4b84af0 100644
--- a/lib/chef/resource/service.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/resource/service.rb
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class Chef
         @priority = nil
         @timeout = nil
         @run_levels = nil
+        @user = nil
         @supports = { :restart => nil, :reload => nil, :status => nil }
       end
 
@@ -193,6 +194,14 @@ class Chef
           :kind_of => [ Array ] )
       end
 
+      def user(arg = nil)
+        set_or_return(
+          :user,
+          arg,
+          :kind_of => [ String ]
+        )
+      end
+
       def supports(args = {})
         if args.is_a? Array
           args.each { |arg| @supports[arg] = true }