Full list of builtin execution modules¶

Virtual modules

`aliases`	Manage the information in the aliases file
`alternatives`	Support for Alternatives system
`apache`	Support for Apache
`apt`	Support for APT (Advanced Packaging Tool)
`archive`	A module to wrap archive calls
`at`	Wrapper module for at(1)
`augeas_cfg`	Manages configuration files via augeas
`bluez`	Support for Bluetooth (using BlueZ in Linux).
`brew`	Homebrew for Mac OS X
`bridge`	Module for gathering and managing bridging information
`bsd_shadow`	Manage the password database on BSD systems
`cassandra`	Cassandra NoSQL Database Module
`cmdmod`	A module for shelling out
`config`	Return config information
`cp`	Minion side functions for salt-cp
`cron`	Work with cron
`daemontools`	daemontools service module. This module will create daemontools type
`darwin_sysctl`	Module for viewing and modifying sysctl parameters
`data`	Manage a local persistent data structure that can hold any arbitrary data
`ddns`	Support for RFC 2136 dynamic DNS updates.
`debconfmod`	Support for Debconf
`debian_service`	Service support for Debian systems (uses update-rc.d and /sbin/service)
`dig`	Compendium of generic DNS utilities
`disk`	Module for gathering disk information
`djangomod`	Manage Django sites
`dnsmasq`	Module for managing dnqmasq
`dnsutil`	Compendium of generic DNS utilities
`dpkg`	Support for DEB packages
`ebuild`	Support for Portage
`eix`	Support for Eix
`eselect`	Support for eselect, Gentoo's configuration and management tool.
`event`	Use the Salt Event System to fire events from the master to the minion and vice-versa.
`extfs`	Module for managing ext2/3/4 file systems
`file`	Manage information about regular files, directories,
`freebsd_sysctl`	Module for viewing and modifying sysctl parameters
`freebsdjail`	The jail module for FreeBSD
`freebsdkmod`	Module to manage FreeBSD kernel modules
`freebsdpkg`	Remote package support using `pkg_add(1)`
`freebsdservice`	The service module for FreeBSD
`gem`	Manage ruby gems.
`gentoo_service`	Top level package command wrapper, used to translate the os detected by grains to the correct service manager
`gentoolkitmod`	Support for Gentoolkit
`git`	Support for the Git SCM
`glance`	Module for handling openstack glance calls.
`grains`	Return/control aspects of the grains data
`groupadd`	Manage groups on Linux and OpenBSD
`grub_legacy`	Support for GRUB Legacy
`guestfs`	Interact with virtual machine images via libguestfs
`hg`	Support for the Mercurial SCM
`hosts`	Manage the information in the hosts file
`img`	Virtual machine image management tools
`iptables`	Support for iptables
`key`	Functions to view the minion's public key information
`keyboard`	Module for managing keyboards on POSIX-like systems.
`keystone`	Module for handling openstack keystone calls.
`kmod`	Module to manage Linux kernel modules
`launchctl`	Module for the management of MacOS systems that use launchd/launchctl
`layman`	Support for Layman
`ldapmod`	Salt interface to LDAP commands
`linux_acl`	Support for Linux File Access Control Lists
`linux_lvm`	Support for Linux LVM2
`linux_sysctl`	Module for viewing and modifying sysctl parameters
`localemod`	Module for managing locales on POSIX-like systems.
`locate`	Module for using the locate utilities
`logrotate`	Module for managing logrotate.
`lxc`	Work with linux containers
`mac_group`	Manage groups on Mac OS 10.7+
`mac_user`	Manage users on Mac OS 10.7+
`makeconf`	Support for modifying make.conf under Gentoo
`match`	The match module allows for match routines to be run and determine target specs
`mdadm`	Salt module to manage RAID arrays with mdadm
`mine`	The function cache system allows for data to be stored on the master so it can be easily read by other minions
`modjk`	Control Modjk via the Apache Tomcat "Status" worker
`mongodb`	Module to provide MongoDB functionality to Salt
`monit`	Monit service module.
`moosefs`	Module for gathering and managing information about MooseFS
`mount`	Salt module to manage unix mounts and the fstab file
`munin`	Run munin plugins/checks from salt and format the output as data.
`mysql`	Module to provide MySQL compatibility to salt.
`netbsd_sysctl`	Module for viewing and modifying sysctl parameters
`netbsdservice`	The service module for NetBSD
`network`	Module for gathering and managing network information
`nfs3`	Module for managing NFS version 3.
`nginx`	Support for nginx
`nova`	Module for handling openstack nova calls.
`npm`	Manage and query NPM packages.
`nzbget`	Support for nzbget
`openbsdpkg`	Package support for OpenBSD
`openbsdservice`	The service module for OpenBSD
`osxdesktop`	Mac OS X implementations of various commands in the "desktop" interface
`pacman`	A module to wrap pacman calls, since Arch is the best
`pam`	Support for pam
`parted`	Module for managing partitions on POSIX-like systems.
`pecl`	Manage PHP pecl extensions.
`pillar`	Extract the pillar data for this minion
`pip`	Install Python packages with pip to either the system or a virtualenv
`pkg_resource`	Resources needed by pkg providers
`pkgin`	Package support for pkgin based systems, inspired from freebsdpkg module
`pkgng`	Support for `pkgng`, the new package manager for FreeBSD
`pkgutil`	Pkgutil support for Solaris
`portage_config`	Configure `portage(5)`
`postgres`	Module to provide Postgres compatibility to salt.
`poudriere`	Support for poudriere
`ps`	A salt interface to psutil, a system and process library.
`publish`	Publish a command from a minion to a target
`puppet`	Execute puppet routines
`pw_group`	Manage groups on FreeBSD
`pw_user`	Manage users with the useradd command
`qemu_img`	Qemu-img Command Wrapper
`qemu_nbd`	Qemu Command Wrapper
`quota`	Module for managing quotas on POSIX-like systems.
`rabbitmq`	Module to provide RabbitMQ compatibility to Salt.
`rbenv`	Manage ruby installations with rbenv.
`reg`	Manage the registry on Windows
`ret`	Module to integrate with the returner system and retrieve data sent to a salt returner
`rh_ip`	The networking module for RHEL/Fedora based distros
`rh_service`	Service support for RHEL-based systems, including support for both upstart and sysvinit
`rpm`	Support for rpm
`rvm`	Manage ruby installations and gemsets with RVM, the Ruby Version Manager.
`s3`	Connection module for Amazon S3
`saltutil`	The Saltutil module is used to manage the state of the salt minion itself.
`seed`	Virtual machine image management tools
`selinux`	Execute calls on selinux
`service`	The default service module, if not otherwise specified salt will fall back
`shadow`	Manage the shadow file
`smartos_imgadm`	Module for running imgadm command on SmartOS
`smartos_vmadm`	Module for managing VMs on SmartOS
`smf`	Service support for Solaris 10 and 11, should work with other systems that use SMF also.
`solaris_group`	Manage groups on Solaris
`solaris_shadow`	Manage the password database on Solaris systems
`solaris_user`	Manage users with the useradd command
`solarispkg`	Package support for Solaris
`solr`	Apache Solr Salt Module
`sqlite3`	Support for SQLite3
`ssh`	Manage client ssh components
`state`	Control the state system on the minion
`status`	Module for returning various status data about a minion.
`supervisord`	Provide the service module for system supervisord or supervisord in a
`svn`	Subversion SCM
`sysbench`	The 'sysbench' module is used to analyse the performance of the minions, right from the master! It measures various system parameters such as CPU, Memory, FileI/O, Threads and Mutex.
`sysmod`	The sys module provides information about the available functions on the minion
`system`	Support for reboot, shutdown, etc
`systemd`	Provide the service module for systemd
`test`	Module for running arbitrary tests
`timezone`	Module for managing timezone on POSIX-like systems.
`tls`	A salt module for SSL/TLS.
`tomcat`	Support for Tomcat
`upstart`	Module for the management of upstart systems.
`useradd`	Manage users with the useradd command
`virt`	Work with virtual machines managed by libvirt
`virtualenv_mod`	Create virtualenv environments
`win_disk`	Module for gathering disk information on Windows
`win_file`	Manage information about files on the minion, set/read user, group
`win_groupadd`	Manage groups on Windows
`win_network`	Module for gathering and managing network information
`win_ntp`	Management of NTP servers on Windows
`win_pkg`	A module to manage software on Windows
`win_service`	Windows Service module.
`win_shadow`	Manage the shadow file
`win_status`	Module for returning various status data about a minion.
`win_system`	Support for reboot, shutdown, etc
`win_useradd`	Manage Windows users with the net user command
`xapi`	This module (mostly) uses the XenAPI to manage Xen virtual machines.
`yumpkg`	Support for YUM
`yumpkg5`	Support for YUM
`zfs`	Module for running ZFS command
`zpool`	Module for running ZFS zpool command
`zypper`	Package support for openSUSE via the zypper package manager