salt.modules.saltutil¶

The Saltutil module is used to manage the state of the salt minion itself. It is used to manage minion modules as well as automate updates to the salt minion.

depends:	esky Python module for update functionality

salt.modules.saltutil.clear_cache()¶

Forcibly removes all caches on a minion.

New in version 2014.7.0.

WARNING: The safest way to clear a minion cache is by first stopping the minion and then deleting the cache files before restarting it.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.clear_cache

salt.modules.saltutil.cmd(tgt, fun, arg=(), timeout=None, expr_form='glob', ret='', kwarg=None, ssh=False, **kwargs)¶

Assuming this minion is a master, execute a salt command

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.cmd

salt.modules.saltutil.cmd_iter(tgt, fun, arg=(), timeout=None, expr_form='glob', ret='', kwarg=None, ssh=False, **kwargs)¶

Assuming this minion is a master, execute a salt command

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.cmd_iter

salt.modules.saltutil.find_cached_job(jid)¶

Return the data for a specific cached job id. Note this only works if cache_jobs has previously been set to True on the minion.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.find_cached_job <job id>

salt.modules.saltutil.find_job(jid)¶

Return the data for a specific job id that is currently running.

jid: The job id to search for and return data.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.find_job <job id>

Note that the find_job function only returns job information when the job is still running. If the job is currently running, the output looks something like this:

# salt my-minion saltutil.find_job 20160503150049487736
my-minion:
    ----------
    arg:
        - 30
    fun:
        test.sleep
    jid:
        20160503150049487736
    pid:
        9601
    ret:
    tgt:
        my-minion
    tgt_type:
        glob
    user:
        root

If the job has already completed, the job cannot be found and therefore the function returns an empty dictionary, which looks like this on the CLI:

# salt my-minion saltutil.find_job 20160503150049487736
my-minion:
    ----------

salt.modules.saltutil.is_running(fun)¶

If the named function is running return the data associated with it/them. The argument can be a glob

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.is_running state.highstate

salt.modules.saltutil.kill_job(jid)¶

Sends a kill signal (SIGKILL 9) to the named salt job's process

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.kill_job <job id>

salt.modules.saltutil.mmodule(saltenv, fun, *args, **kwargs)¶

Loads minion modules from an environment so that they can be used in pillars for that environment

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.mmodule base test.ping

salt.modules.saltutil.refresh_beacons()¶

Signal the minion to refresh the beacons.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.refresh_beacons

salt.modules.saltutil.refresh_grains(**kwargs)¶

New in version 2016.3.6,2016.11.4,Nitrogen.

Refresh the minion's grains without syncing custom grains modules from salt://_grains.

Note

The available execution modules will be reloaded as part of this proceess, as grains can affect which modules are available.

refresh_pillar: Set to False to keep pillar data from being refreshed.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.refresh_grains

salt.modules.saltutil.refresh_modules(async=True)¶

Signal the minion to refresh the module and grain data

The default is to refresh module asynchronously. To block until the module refresh is complete, set the 'async' flag to False.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.refresh_modules

salt.modules.saltutil.refresh_pillar()¶

Signal the minion to refresh the pillar data.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.refresh_pillar

salt.modules.saltutil.regen_keys()¶

Used to regenerate the minion keys.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.regen_keys

salt.modules.saltutil.revoke_auth(preserve_minion_cache=False)¶

The minion sends a request to the master to revoke its own key. Note that the minion session will be revoked and the minion may not be able to return the result of this command back to the master.

If the 'preserve_minion_cache' flag is set to True, the master cache for this minion will not be removed.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.revoke_auth

salt.modules.saltutil.runner(name, **kwargs)¶

Execute a runner module (this function must be run on the master)

New in version 2014.7.0.

name: The name of the function to run
kwargs: Any keyword arguments to pass to the runner function

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.runner jobs.list_jobs

salt.modules.saltutil.running()¶

Return the data on all running salt processes on the minion

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.running

salt.modules.saltutil.signal_job(jid, sig)¶

Sends a signal to the named salt job's process

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.signal_job <job id> 15

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_all(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

Changed in version 2015.8.11,2016.3.2: On masterless minions, pillar modules are now synced, and refreshed when refresh is set to True.

Sync down all of the dynamic modules from the file server for a specific environment. This function synchronizes custom modules, states, beacons, grains, returners, output modules, renderers, and utils.

refresh: Also refresh the execution modules and recompile pillar data available to the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new dynamic modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

Important

If this function is executed using a module.run state, the SLS file will not have access to newly synced execution modules unless a refresh argument is added to the state, like so:

load_my_custom_module:
  module.run:
    - name: saltutil.sync_all
    - refresh: True

See here for a more detailed explanation of why this is necessary.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_all
salt '*' saltutil.sync_all saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_all saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_beacons(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 2015.5.1.

Sync beacons from salt://_beacons to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available beacons on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new beacons are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_beacons
salt '*' saltutil.sync_beacons saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_beacons saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_engines(saltenv=None, refresh=False)¶

New in version 2016.3.0.

Sync engine modules from salt://_engines to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new engine modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_engines
salt '*' saltutil.sync_engines saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_grains(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 0.10.0.

Sync grains modules from salt://_grains to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules and recompile pillar data for the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new grains modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_grains
salt '*' saltutil.sync_grains saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_grains saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_log_handlers(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 2015.8.0.

Sync log handlers from salt://_log_handlers to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new log handlers are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_log_handlers
salt '*' saltutil.sync_log_handlers saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_log_handlers saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_modules(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 0.10.0.

Sync execution modules from salt://_modules to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new execution modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

Important

If this function is executed using a module.run state, the SLS file will not have access to newly synced execution modules unless a refresh argument is added to the state, like so:

load_my_custom_module:
  module.run:
    - name: saltutil.sync_modules
    - refresh: True

See here for a more detailed explanation of why this is necessary.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_modules
salt '*' saltutil.sync_modules saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_modules saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_output(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

Sync outputters from salt://_output to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new outputters are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_output
salt '*' saltutil.sync_output saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_output saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_outputters(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

This function is an alias of sync_output.

Sync outputters from salt://_output to the minion

saltenv
: base
The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.

refresh
: True
If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new outputters are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:
salt '*' saltutil.sync_output
salt '*' saltutil.sync_output saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_output saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_pillar(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 2015.8.11,2016.3.2.

Sync pillar modules from the salt://_pillar directory on the Salt fileserver. This function is environment-aware, pass the desired environment to grab the contents of the _pillar directory from that environment. The default environment, if none is specified, is base.

refresh: Also refresh the execution modules available to the minion, and refresh pillar data.

Note

This function will raise an error if executed on a traditional (i.e. not masterless) minion

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_pillar
salt '*' saltutil.sync_pillar saltenv=dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_proxymodules(saltenv=None, refresh=False)¶

New in version 2015.8.2.

Sync proxy modules from salt://_proxy to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new proxy modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_proxymodules
salt '*' saltutil.sync_proxymodules saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_proxymodules saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_renderers(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 0.10.0.

Sync renderers from salt://_renderers to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new renderers are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_renderers
salt '*' saltutil.sync_renderers saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_renderers saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_returners(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 0.10.0.

Sync beacons from salt://_returners to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new returners are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_returners
salt '*' saltutil.sync_returners saltenv=dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_sdb(saltenv=None)¶

New in version 2015.5.8,2015.8.3.

Sync sdb modules from salt://_sdb to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: This argument has no affect and is included for consistency with the other sync functions.

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_sdb
salt '*' saltutil.sync_sdb saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_sdb saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_states(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 0.10.0.

Sync state modules from salt://_states to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available states on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new state modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_states
salt '*' saltutil.sync_states saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_states saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.sync_utils(saltenv=None, refresh=True)¶

New in version 2014.7.0.

Sync utility modules from salt://_utils to the minion

saltenv: The fileserver environment from which to sync. To sync from more than one environment, pass a comma-separated list.
refresh: If True, refresh the available execution modules on the minion. This refresh will be performed even if no new utility modules are synced. Set to False to prevent this refresh.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.sync_utils
salt '*' saltutil.sync_utils saltenv=dev
salt '*' saltutil.sync_utils saltenv=base,dev

salt.modules.saltutil.term_job(jid)¶

Sends a termination signal (SIGTERM 15) to the named salt job's process

CLI Example:

salt '*' saltutil.term_job <job id>

salt.modules.saltutil.update(version=None)¶

Update the salt minion from the URL defined in opts['update_url'] SaltStack, Inc provides the latest builds here: update_url: https://repo.saltstack.com/windows/

Be aware that as of 2014-8-11 there's a bug in esky such that only the latest version available in the update_url can be downloaded and installed.

This feature requires the minion to be running a bdist_esky build.

The version number is optional and will default to the most recent version available at opts['update_url'].

Returns details about the transaction upon completion.

CLI Examples:

salt '*' saltutil.update
salt '*' saltutil.update 0.10.3

salt.modules.saltutil.wheel(name, *args, **kwargs)¶

Execute a wheel module and function. This function must be run against a minion that is local to the master.

New in version 2014.7.0.

name: The name of the function to run
args: Any positional arguments to pass to the wheel function. A common example of this would be the match arg needed for key functions.

New in version v2015.8.11.
kwargs: Any keyword arguments to pass to the wheel function

CLI Example:

salt my-local-minion saltutil.wheel key.accept jerry
salt my-local-minion saltutil.wheel minions.connected

Note

Since this function must be run against a minion that is running locally on the master in order to get accurate returns, if this function is run against minions that are not local to the master, "empty" returns are expected. The remote minion does not have access to wheel functions and their return data.

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