Inroduction

There is a my first steps in Salt. I would like to use this framework next few years. Let's start! For any operations by ssh yours ssh key should be loaded into ssh-agent

Saltfile

salt-ssh:
 config_dir: etc
 max_prox: 30
 wipe_ssh: true

etc/master content

file_roots:
 base:
  - salt/
  - formulas/owncloud-formula
  - formulas/openvpn-formula

root_dir: ./

pillar_roots:
 base:
  - pillar/

etc/roster content

saltmaster:
 host: 192.0.2.1
 user: user
 sudo: True

Debug

• salt-ssh could not be run because it could not generate keys You should check your master content, especially root_dir

• How to debug using your pillar or not?

salt-ssh '*' pillar.items
salt-ssh '*' pillar.get owncloud

Moreover, you can refresh pillar or append pillars from cli

salt-ssh '*' saltutil.refresh_pillar
salt-ssh '*' state.highstate pillar='{"owncloud": {"owncloudpass": "password"}}'

• Check your salt version (useful for asking help)

salt --versions-report