Delete a user:
sudo salt ‘minion-name’ user.delete username remove=True force=True
Test states:
sudo salt ‘minion-name’ state.test
Useful master configuration
sudo vim /etc/salt/master.d/state-verbose.conf
state_verbose: False
sudo vim /etc/salt/master.d/timeout.conf
timeout: 15
Troubleshooting
Run minion in debug mode
sudo systemctl stop salt-minion
sudo salt-minion -l debug
Can’t perform a sudo salt ‘minion-name’ test.ping:
Log on to minion and set to run in debug if no communication from master check the value of `source address` in /etc/salt/minion.d/base.conf
Upgrading to Onedir (on Ubuntu)
Salt classic is being retired – it will not longer be packaged after version 3005. Onedir (which packages everything, including python, required to run salt in one directory) is the future. To upgrade a new gpg key is required.