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NAME
salt-api - salt-api Command
Start interfaces used to remotely connect to the salt master
SYNOPSIS
salt-api
DESCRIPTION
The Salt API system manages network api connectors for the Salt Master
OPTIONS
--version
Print the version of Salt that is running.
--versions-report
Show program's dependencies and version number, and then exit
-h, --help
Show the help message and exit
-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 /etc/salt.
-d, --daemon
Run the salt-api as a daemon
--pid-file=PIDFILE
Specify the location of the pidfile. Default: /var/run/salt-api.pid
Logging Options
Logging options which override any settings defined on the configuration files.
-l LOG_LEVEL, --log-level=LOG_LEVEL
Console logging log level. One of all, garbage, trace, debug, info, warning, error, quiet.
Default: warning.
--log-file=LOG_FILE
Log file path. Default: /var/log/salt/api.
--log-file-level=LOG_LEVEL_LOGFILE
Logfile logging log level. One of all, garbage, trace, debug, info, warning, error, quiet.
Default: warning.
SEE ALSO
salt-api(7) salt(7) salt-master(1)
AUTHOR
Thomas S. Hatch <thatch45@gmail.com> and many others, please see the Authors file