Specinfra::Backend::Salt

This backend execute command on salt-minion from salt-master using salt cmd.run command.

So, this backend work on only salt-master .

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'specinfra-backend-salt'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install specinfra-backend-salt

An example for using Serverspec.

require 'serverspec'
require 'specinfra/backend/salt'

set :backend, :salt

if ENV['ASK_SALT_SUDO_PASSWORD']
  begin
    require 'highline/import'
  rescue LoadError
    fail "highline is not available. Try installing it."
  end
  set :salt_sudo_password, ask("Enter sudo password: ") { |q| q.echo = false }
else
  set :salt_sudo_password, ENV['SALT_SUDO_PASSWORD']
end

# :host should be a minion ID.
set :host, ENV['TARGET_HOST']

• :salt_user Specify the username to execute command on salt-minion. (default: root)
• :salt_become_method Specify the privilege escalation method to execute salt run.cmd on salt-master. (default: :sudo, :su or :none)
• :salt_sudo_user Specify the username to execute salt run.cmd with sudo on salt-master. (default: root)
• :salt_sudo_password Specify the password of :salt_sudo_user user.
• :salt_sudo_path Specify the path of the directory where the sudo is placed on salt-master.
• :salt_su_user Specify the username to execute salt run.cmd with su on salt-master. (default: root)
• :salt_su_password Specify the password of :salt_su_user user.
• :salt_su_path Specify the path of the directory where the su is placed on salt-master.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/nyuyuyu/specinfra-backend-salt. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

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