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.TH "SALT-SSH" "1" "Generated on June 24, 2026 at 08:44:18 UTC." "3006.26" "Salt"
.SH NAME
salt-ssh \- salt-ssh Documentation
.SH SYNOPSIS
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salt\-ssh \(aq*\(aq [ options ] sys.doc

salt\-ssh \-E \(aq.*\(aq [ options ] sys.doc cmd
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Salt SSH allows for salt routines to be executed using only SSH for transport
.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 \-\-hard\-crash
Raise any original exception rather than exiting gracefully. Default: False.
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.B \-r, \-\-raw, \-\-raw\-shell
Execute a raw shell command.
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.B \-\-roster
Define which roster system to use, this defines if a database backend,
scanner, or custom roster system is used. Default is the flat file roster.
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.B \-\-roster\-file
Define an alternative location for the default roster file location. The
default roster file is called \fBroster\fP and is found in the same directory
as the master config file.
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Added in version 2014.1.0.

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.B \-\-refresh, \-\-refresh\-cache
Force a refresh of the master side data cache of the target\(aqs data. This
is needed if a target\(aqs grains have been changed and the auto refresh
timeframe has not been reached.
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.B \-\-max\-procs
Set the number of concurrent minions to communicate with. This value
defines how many processes are opened up at a time to manage connections,
the more running process the faster communication should be, default
is 25.
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.B \-\-extra\-filerefs=EXTRA_FILEREFS
Pass in extra files to include in the state tarball.
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.B \-\-min\-extra\-modules=MIN_EXTRA_MODS
One or comma\-separated list of extra Python modulesto be included
into Minimal Salt.
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.B \-\-thin\-extra\-modules=THIN_EXTRA_MODS
One or comma\-separated list of extra Python modulesto  be included
into Thin Salt.
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.B \-v, \-\-verbose
Turn on command verbosity, display jid.
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.B \-s, \-\-static
Return the data from minions as a group after they all return.
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.B \-w, \-\-wipe
Remove the deployment of the salt files when done executing.
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.B \-W, \-\-rand\-thin\-dir
Select a random temp dir to deploy on the remote system. The dir
will be cleaned after the execution.
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.B \-t, \-\-regen\-thin, \-\-thin
Trigger a thin tarball regeneration. This is needed if  custom
grains/modules/states have been added or updated.
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.B \-\-python2\-bin=PYTHON2_BIN
Path to a python2 binary which has salt installed.
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.B \-\-python3\-bin=PYTHON3_BIN
Path to a python3 binary which has salt installed.
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.B \-\-jid=JID
Pass a JID to be used instead of generating one.
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.B \-\-pre\-flight
Run the ssh_pre_flight script defined in the roster.
By default this script will only run if the thin dir
does not exist on the target minion. This option will
force the script to run regardless of the thin dir
existing or not.
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.SS Authentication Options
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.B \-\-priv=SSH_PRIV
Specify the SSH private key file to be used for authentication.
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.B \-\-priv\-passwd=SSH_PRIV_PASSWD
Specify the SSH private key file\(aqs passphrase if need be.
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.B \-i, \-\-ignore\-host\-keys
By default ssh host keys are honored and connections  will ask for
approval. Use this option to disable StrictHostKeyChecking.
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.B \-\-no\-host\-keys
Fully ignores ssh host keys which by default are honored and connections
would ask for approval. Useful if the host key of a remote server has
changed and would still error with \-\-ignore\-host\-keys.
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.B \-\-user=SSH_USER
Set the default user to attempt to use when authenticating.
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.B \-\-passwd
Set the default password to attempt to use when authenticating.
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.B \-\-askpass
Interactively ask for the SSH password with no echo \- avoids password
in process args and stored in history.
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.B \-\-key\-deploy
Set this flag to attempt to deploy the authorized ssh key with all
minions. This combined with \-\-passwd can make initial deployment of keys
very fast and easy.
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.B \-\-identities\-only
Use the only authentication identity files configured in the ssh_config
files. See IdentitiesOnly flag in man ssh_config.
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.B \-\-sudo
Run command via sudo.
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.SS Scan Roster Options
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.B \-\-scan\-ports=SSH_SCAN_PORTS
Comma\-separated list of ports to scan in the scan roster.
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.B \-\-scan\-timeout=SSH_SCAN_TIMEOUT
Scanning socket timeout for the scan roster.
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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:
\fBwarning\fP\&.
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.B \-\-log\-file=LOG_FILE
Log file path. Default: /var/log/salt/ssh\&.
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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:
\fBwarning\fP\&.
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.SS Target Selection
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The default matching that Salt utilizes is shell\-style globbing around the
minion id. See \%<https://\:docs\:.python\:.org/\:3/\:library/\:fnmatch\:.html#\:module-fnmatch>\&.
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.B \-E, \-\-pcre
The target expression will be interpreted as a PCRE regular expression
rather than a shell glob.
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.SS Output Options
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.B \-\-out
Pass in an alternative outputter to display the return of data. This
outputter can be any of the available outputters:
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\fBhighstate\fP, \fBjson\fP, \fBkey\fP, \fBoverstatestage\fP, \fBpprint\fP, \fBraw\fP, \fBtxt\fP, \fByaml\fP, and many others \%<#\:all-salt-output>\&.
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Some outputters are formatted only for data returned from specific functions.
If an outputter is used that does not support the data passed into it, then
Salt will fall back on the \fBpprint\fP outputter and display the return data
using the Python \fBpprint\fP standard library module.
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.B \-\-out\-indent OUTPUT_INDENT, \-\-output\-indent OUTPUT_INDENT
Print the output indented by the provided value in spaces. Negative values
disable indentation. Only applicable in outputters that support
indentation.
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.B \-\-out\-file=OUTPUT_FILE, \-\-output\-file=OUTPUT_FILE
Write the output to the specified file.
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.B \-\-out\-file\-append, \-\-output\-file\-append
Append the output to the specified file.
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.B \-\-no\-color
Disable all colored output
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.B \-\-force\-color
Force colored output
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\fBNote:\fP
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When using colored output the color codes are as follows:
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\fBgreen\fP denotes success, \fBred\fP denotes failure, \fBblue\fP denotes
changes and success and \fByellow\fP denotes a expected future change in configuration.
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.B \-\-state\-output=STATE_OUTPUT, \-\-state_output=STATE_OUTPUT
Override the configured state_output value for minion
output. One of \(aqfull\(aq, \(aqterse\(aq, \(aqmixed\(aq, \(aqchanges\(aq or
\(aqfilter\(aq. Default: \(aqnone\(aq.
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.B \-\-state\-verbose=STATE_VERBOSE, \-\-state_verbose=STATE_VERBOSE
Override the configured state_verbose value for minion
output. Set to True or False. Default: none.
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\fBNote:\fP
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If using \fB\-\-out=json\fP, you will probably want \fB\-\-static\fP as well.
Without the static option, you will get a separate JSON string per minion
which makes JSON output invalid as a whole.
This is due to using an iterative outputter. So if you want to feed it
to a JSON parser, use \fB\-\-static\fP as well.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBsalt(7)\fP
\fBsalt\-master(1)\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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