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Using cron with Salt
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2013-08-25 04:19:54 +00:00
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The Salt Minion can initiate its own highstate using the ``salt-call`` command.
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.. code-block:: bash
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2012-11-09 19:15:15 +00:00
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2012-11-09 18:24:00 +00:00
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$ salt-call state.highstate
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This will cause the minion to check in with the master and ensure it is in the
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correct 'state'.
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Use cron to initiate a highstate
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If you would like the Salt Minion to regularly check in with the master you can
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use the venerable cron to run the ``salt-call`` command.
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.. code-block:: bash
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2012-11-09 18:24:00 +00:00
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2012-11-09 19:06:35 +00:00
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# PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
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00 00 * * * salt-call state.highstate
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2012-11-09 19:25:14 +00:00
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The above cron entry will run a highstate every day at midnight.
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.. note::
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Be aware that you may need to ensure the PATH for cron includes any
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scripts or commands that need to be executed.
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