Page Comparison

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

Install

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

This one:
https://repo.saltstack.com/#bootstrap

Code Block

title	Python3 with Bootstrap installation

Pre-Check:
sudo apt update -y
python3 --version
#sudo apt-get install python3-pip
pip3 --version
#pip3 install -U pip3

Master and Minion Installation:
curl -L https://bootstrap.saltstack.com -o install_salt.sh
sudo sh install_salt.sh -P -M -x python3

Only Minion Installation:
curl -L https://bootstrap.saltstack.com -o install_salt.sh
sudo sh install_salt.sh -P -x python3

Post Check:
salt --version

Add-on for junos proxy:
pip install -U pip
pip install junos-eznc

Configuration ( see below)
sudo vi /etc/salt/master
sudo vi /etc/salt/minion
sudo vi /etc/salt/proxy
#sudo salt-master -l debug  # for test or debugging purpuses
sudo salt-master -d
sudo salt-minion -d
sudo salt-proxy -d

https://repo.saltstack.com/

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:

Code Block

title	master file

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

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

Code Block

title	minion file

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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