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.