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https://docs.saltstack.com/en/master/topics/tutorials/walkthrough.html

Install


https://github.com/saltstack/salt-bootstrap

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Install python and pip and update
sudo apt install python3-pip
pip install -U pip
pip3 install -U pip3

Using the bootstrap:
curl -o bootstrap-salt.sh -L https://bootstrap.saltstack.com
sudo sh bootstrap-salt.sh git master

pip3 install salt

https://repo.saltstack.com/

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title	with python 2.7

sudo apt update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y

sudo apt install salt-master
sudo apt install salt-minion
pip install -U pip
pip install junos-eznc

  972  python --version
  973  pip --version
  974  salt --version

sudo vi /etc/salt/master
sudo vi /etc/salt/minion
#sudo salt-master -l debug  # for test or debugging purpuses
sudo salt-master -d
sudo salt-minion -d

alias for pip and python

alias on linux

sudo systemctl start salt-master

"/etc/salt/master" file on the Master

sudo vi /etc/salt/master

un "#" those three lines:

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labuser@saltsackmaster:~$ more /etc/salt/master | grep "#" -v | grep -v "^[[:space:]]*$"
file_roots:
  base:
    - /srv/salt

"/etc/sal/minion" file on the Minion

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labuser@saltsackmaster:~$ more /etc/salt/minion | grep "#" -v | grep -v "^[[:space:]]*$"
master: 172.30.95.91
id: minion1

start the Minion

salt-minion -l debug [ debug mode ] or salt-minion -d [ deamon mode ]

Start the Master

accept the key on the Master

salt-master -l debug [ debug mode ] or salt-master -d [ deamon mode ]

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/ref/cli/salt-key.html#actions

sudo salt-key -a minion1

sudo salt-key -A [ all keys ]

salt '*' test.ping [ test module and function ping from master to minion ]

salt 'min*' cmd.run 'pwd'

salt 'min*' file.touch '/tmp/salt_files/new.txt'

salt 'min*' file.write '/tmp/salt_files/new.txt' 'write something here'

salt '*' grains.items

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