Salt File Locations and Structure

The following screen describes Salt file structures and their locations used by the Uyuni Server. These files are listed in /etc/salt/master.d/susemanager.conf:

# Configure different file roots

file_roots:
  base:
    - /usr/share/susemanager/salt    #Should not be touched by a user
    - /srv/susemanager/salt          #Should not be touched by a user
    - /srv/salt                      #Your custom states go here

# Configure different pillar roots

pillar_roots:
  base:
    - /usr/share/susemanager/pillar  #Should not be touched by a user
    - /srv/pillar                    #Custom pillars go here

# Extension modules path

extension_modules: /usr/share/susemanager/modules

# Master top configuration

master_tops:
  mgr_master_tops: True

The following tips should be kept in mind when working with /etc/salt/master.d/susemanager.conf.

  • Files listed are searched in the order they appear.

  • The first file found is called.

file_roots

Uyuni as the Salt master reads its state data from three specific file root directories.

/usr/share/susemanager/salt

This directory is created by Uyuni and its content generated by the /usr/share/susemanager/modules/tops/mgr_master_tops.py python module. It is shipped and updated together with Uyuni and includes certificate setup and common state logic that will be applied to packages and channels.

Do Not Edit

You should not edit or add custom Salt data to this directory.
/srv/susemanager/salt

This directory is created by Uyuni and contains assigned channels and packages for clients, groups, and organizations. These files will be overwritten and regenerated. A good analogy for this directory would be the SUSE Manager database translated into Salt directives.

Do Not Edit

You should not edit or add custom Salt data to this directory.
/srv/salt

The directory /srv/salt is for your custom state data, salt modules etc. SUSE Manager does not perform any actions on this directory. However the state data placed here affects the Highstate of clients and is merged with the result generated by Uyuni.

Editable

Place custom Salt data here.

pillar_roots

Uyuni as the Salt master reads its pillar data from two specific pillar root directories.

/usr/share/susemanager/pillar

This directory is generated by Uyuni. It is shipped and updated together with Uyuni.

Do Not Edit

You should not edit or add custom Salt data to this directory.
/srv/pillar

Uyuni by default does not touch or do anything with this directory. However the custom pillar data placed here is merged with the pillar result created by Uyuni.

Editable Directory

Place your custom Salt pillar data here.