If OS is Windows, the path is ‘C:\tero’. If OS is Linux, the path is ‘/tmp/tero’. You can use conditionals to create Salt modules that work in multiple operating systems.
Basic Ideas
- Put conditional logic in the beginning of your state (SLS)
- Write in one environment (e.g. Ubuntu) first, then add conditions
- Check generated YAML with state.show_sls
- If Linux and Windows versions have nothing in common, write separate modules.
/srv/salt/hello/init.sls
{% if "Windows" == grains["os"] %}
{% set hellofile = "C:\hellotero.txt" %}
{% else %}
{% set hellofile = "/tmp/hellotero.txt" %}
{% endif %}
{{ hellofile }}:
file.managed:
- source: salt://hello/hellotero.txt
View Generated SLS
$ sudo salt '*' state.show_sls hello --out yaml