splunk server can run as the 'splunk' user or 'root' (splunk default).  Serverspec tests were added to help validate this.  When running as non-privelaged userplease use a web_port > 1023 (priveleged port problem).  Lastly turned splunk init script into template as 'splunk enable boot-start --accept-license --answer-us --user splunk' doesn't seem to support the --user flag anymore.  Implemented a lot of helpful feedback from Joshua Timberman.
style change, handle character escapes in a less eye-bleedy way
Merge pull request #18 from opscode-cookbooks/server-runs-as-splunk

splunk server can run as the 'splunk' user or 'root'
incremented version to 1.2.2 (devodd)
we can now switch between running as root or splunk and vice versa after the initial install
made some further changes to support switching from root to splunk and vice versa
Merge pull request #19 from opscode-cookbooks/server-runs-as-splunk-part-two-the-reckoning

Server runs as splunk fixes
Merge remote-tracking branch 'opscode/master' into optional_vault_with_rootrunas