Getting Started
Install
Prerequisites
apt-get install python-software-properties
add-apt-repository ppa:saltstack/salt
apt-get update
Master
apt-get install salt-master
Minion
apt-get install salt-minion
vim /etc/salt/minion
# edit the 'master' to point to the master e.g:
# master: connexionsw.com
restart salt-minion
# on debian
/etc/init.d/salt-minion restart
If the minion is running on the same server, then set the master to localhost.
Master
Note: You might need to open firewall ports on the server to allow connections. For a little more information, see Shorewall:
# list the keys accepted and unaccepted Salt keys:
salt-key -L
# accept the key:
salt-key -a <client>
# check that all your clients are accepting commands:
salt '*' test.ping
# run a command on the clients (minions):
salt '*' cmd.run 'uname -a'
Note: I had to re-start the minion before this would work properly.