salt-call

Run Salt modules locally on a minion

TLDR

Run state locally

$ salt-call state.apply

Run specific state

$ salt-call state.apply [apache]

Execute module function

$ salt-call cmd.run 'uname -a'

Run in local mode

$ salt-call --local grains.items

Test mode

$ salt-call state.apply test=True

SYNOPSIS

salt-call [options] function [arguments...]

DESCRIPTION

salt-call runs Salt execution modules and states directly on a minion. Useful for testing, debugging, and masterless Salt configurations. Part of SaltStack configuration management.

PARAMETERS

--local

Run without master.

--grains

Return minion grains.

--pillar data

Set pillar data.

--output format

Output format (json, yaml, etc.).

--state-output mode

State output verbosity.

--log-level level

Log level.