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?