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.TH "SALT-MASTER" "1" "Generated on June 24, 2026 at 08:44:18 UTC." "3006.26" "Salt"
.SH NAME
salt-master \- salt-master Documentation
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The Salt master daemon, used to control the Salt minions
.SH SYNOPSIS
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salt\-master [ options ]
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The master daemon controls the Salt minions
.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-\-version
Print the version of Salt that is running.
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.B \-\-versions\-report
Show program\(aqs dependencies and version number, and then exit
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.B \-h, \-\-help
Show the help message and exit
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.B \-c CONFIG_DIR, \-\-config\-dir=CONFIG_dir
The location of the Salt configuration directory. This directory contains
the configuration files for Salt master and minions. The default location
on most systems is \fB/etc/salt\fP\&.
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.B \-u USER, \-\-user=USER
Specify user to run salt\-master
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.B \-d, \-\-daemon
Run salt\-master as a daemon
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.B \-\-pid\-file PIDFILE
Specify the location of the pidfile. Default: /var/run/salt\-master\&.pid
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.B \-\-disable\-keepalive
Disable the automatic restart mechanism for salt\-master\&. By default, the
daemon runs in a subprocess with automatic restart capabilities if it exits
with a keepalive signal. This option disables that behavior and runs the
daemon directly without the keepalive wrapper. Useful when an external
process manager like systemd handles restarts, or in containerized
environments where the container runtime manages the process lifecycle
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.SS Logging Options
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Logging options which override any settings defined on the configuration files.
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.B \-l LOG_LEVEL, \-\-log\-level=LOG_LEVEL
Console logging log level. One of \fBall\fP, \fBgarbage\fP, \fBtrace\fP,
\fBdebug\fP, \fBinfo\fP, \fBwarning\fP, \fBerror\fP, \fBquiet\fP\&. Default:
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.B \-\-log\-file=LOG_FILE
Log file path. Default: /var/log/salt/master\&.
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.B \-\-log\-file\-level=LOG_LEVEL_LOGFILE
Logfile logging log level. One of \fBall\fP, \fBgarbage\fP, \fBtrace\fP,
\fBdebug\fP, \fBinfo\fP, \fBwarning\fP, \fBerror\fP, \fBquiet\fP\&. Default:
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBsalt(1)\fP
\fBsalt(7)\fP
\fBsalt\-minion(1)\fP
.SH Author
Thomas S. Hatch <thatch45@gmail.com> and many others, please see the Authors file
.SH Copyright
2026
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