Using cron with Salt

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# Using cron with Salt

The Salt Minion can initiate its own highstate using the salt-call command.

    $ salt-call state.highstate

This will cause the minion to check in with the master and ensure it is in the correct 'state'.

## Use cron to initiate a highstate

If you would like the Salt Minion to regularly check in with the master you can use the venerable cron to run the salt-call command.

    # PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

    00 00 * * * salt-call state.highstate

The above cron entry will run a highstate every day at midnight.

Note

Be aware that you may need to ensure the PATH for cron includes any scripts or commands that need to be executed.

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