From 76ba89c3562c45dfe62a91907b1acbfbe4e07cd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: m0duspwnens <josh.patterson@securityonionsolutions.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2023 16:01:43 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix so-status cron to work with ubuntu

---
 salt/common/init.sls | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/salt/common/init.sls b/salt/common/init.sls
index b6495a84b..2248c80bc 100644
--- a/salt/common/init.sls
+++ b/salt/common/init.sls
@@ -200,10 +200,11 @@ sostatus_log:
     - name: /opt/so/log/sostatus/status.log
     - mode: 644
 
-# Install sostatus check cron
+# Install sostatus check cron. This is used to populate Grid.
 sostatus_check_cron:
   cron.present:
-    - name: '/usr/sbin/so-status -j > /opt/so/log/sostatus/status.log 2>&1'
+    - name: 'USER=root /usr/sbin/so-status -j > /opt/so/log/sostatus/status.log 2>&1'
+    - identifier: sostatus_check_cron
     - user: root
     - minute: '*/1'
     - hour: '*'