Salt, also known as SaltStack, is an open-source configuration management tool that helps automate the administration of servers and other IT infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Salt on the OpenSUSE Latest operating system.
Before we start, make sure your OpenSUSE Latest operating system is up-to-date with the latest patches and security updates.
The first step is to add the Salt repository to our OpenSUSE system. To do this, we need to run the following command in the terminal:
sudo zypper addrepo https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/systemsmanagement:/saltstack/openSUSE_Latest/systemsmanagement:saltstack.repo
This command will add the Salt repository to our system.
Now that we have added the Salt repository to our system, we can install it using the following command:
sudo zypper install salt-master salt-minion
This command will download and install the Salt master and minion packages.
Once the installation is complete, we need to configure Salt on our system. We need to edit the /etc/salt/minion file to add the IP address of our Salt master.
sudo nano /etc/salt/minion
Add the following line to the file and save it:
master: <salt-master-ip-address>
Replace <salt-master-ip-address> with the IP address of your Salt master.
We are now ready to start the Salt services on our system. Use the following command to start the Salt minion service:
sudo systemctl start salt-minion
Use the following command to check the status of the Salt minion service:
sudo systemctl status salt-minion
The output should show that the Salt minion service is running.
In this tutorial, we have explained how to install and configure Salt on the OpenSUSE Latest operating system. We hope that you find this tutorial helpful in getting started with Salt. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them in the comments section below.
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