Solved SaltStack rename minion ?

[Alex Sage]

@msff-amman-Itofficer Do you have one administrator username and password across all computers?

[scottalanmiller]

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

[dafyre]

@scottalanmiller said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

@scottalanmiller -- are you talking about the /etc/salt/minion_id file ?

[scottalanmiller]

@dafyre said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

@scottalanmiller said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

@scottalanmiller -- are you talking about the /etc/salt/minion_id file ?

There is an id field in the minion file.

[Emad R]

@dafyre said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

@scottalanmiller said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

@scottalanmiller -- are you talking about the /etc/salt/minion_id file ?

This is located at the minion side not master side

[scottalanmiller]

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

@dafyre said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

@scottalanmiller said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

@scottalanmiller -- are you talking about the /etc/salt/minion_id file ?

This is located at the minion side not master side

Correct

[Emad R]

@scottalanmiller said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

I know I can change it from the minion side, but I wondered if it can be done from the master side

[Emad R]

@aaronstuder said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

@msff-amman-Itofficer Do you have one administrator username and password across all computers?

Currently no, but if you have an idea share it as well, cause I can create 1 user account and 1 password across all computers using salt master

[scottalanmiller]

@msff-amman-Itofficer said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

@scottalanmiller said in SaltStack rename minion ?:

have you tried changing the ID setting on the minion? I don't believe that that will rename it on the server after being joined, but it is where you would start.

I know I can change it from the minion side, but I wondered if it can be done from the master side

You can change the Minion side from the Master

[scottalanmiller]

Lots of votes for this feature. but it does not appear to have been implemented.

https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/6896

[scottalanmiller]

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/salt-users/tOVaIF_KlPo/ZOBAdjjOkTIJ

[travisdh1]

Not having used salt yet myself, couldn't you set the contents of that file using the Salt Master?