SaltStack .sls file to allow root to log in directly
I’m lazy and I have bad admin habits, like logging into a LINUX server, directly, as root. Worse than that, I like to set the passwords all the same on the systems. But, this is just my Raspberry sandbox network so nobody cares. I wouldn’t dream of such a scheme in production. But now that […]
Read MoreHow to Install SaltStack on a Raspberry Pi
Once you have the OS installed and (in the case of a Raspberry,) ntp working, you can install stuff. The first thing I want to install is SaltStack. With SaltStack, I can get the bulk of my system administrator tasks completed without having to remember everything to install. This will also be a little test, […]
Read MoreHow to Install saltstack minion on a Raspberry PI
saltstack is an awesome configuration management tool to ensure that you have complete control over the configuration of all of the computers in your environment. It is an enterprise-class tool, run by very large companies with very many computers. Big companies like eBay, LEGO, and Liberty Mutual! I have a bunch of raspberry pi computers, […]
Read MoreHow to Fix Minions that Can’t Find a New Replacement salt-master Server
Emergency Scenario: Need to reestablish security between salt master and minions. Too much tickering around and I’ve broken my salt-master server. No problem, right? Just spin up a raspberry, install the SaltStack master software on it and let the minions find the new server. All you have to do is make sure that the new […]
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