Salt - SSH using machine IP to execute commands, without having to write a roster file

[double-yaya]

In 2014.1.4 version I can specify the target machine execute commands, the target machine not written in the roster file
command like this：

salt-ssh 'ip' test.ping --passwd rootpassword
ip:
    True 

But in 2015.5.3 version failed

result:

No hosts found with target ip of type glob 

So.....In 2015.5.3 version,the target machine must be written in a roster file?

[arroyoc]

@double-yaya I was able to confirm that this is working on salt version 2014.1.4 and not working on salt version 2015.5.3. Thanks for your report.

[yangxiangyu]

Hi, i have the same issue, and found the answer.

salt-ssh --roster=scan 'IP' test.ping --user=SSH_USER --passwd=SSH_PASSWD

[double-yaya]

What is your version @yangxiangyu

[yangxiangyu]

salt-ssh 2015.5.2 (Lithium)

[thatch45]

I am surprised this ever worked. The scan roster was always the intended solution here. The scan roster can also be used against a subnet if you want to go crazy. With the answer posted I am going to close this issue out

[zjyExcelsior]

I run this command in salt-ssh 2015.8.8, return True:

sudo salt-ssh --user='root' --passwd='vagrant' --roster=scan '10.57.3.102' test.ping

the result is this:

10.57.3.102:
    True

However, I run this by python api,return error:

from salt.client.ssh.client import SSHClient
client = SSHClient(c_path='/etc/salt/master')
print client.cmd(tgt='10.57.3.102', fun='test.ping', salt_user='root', salt_passwd='vagrant', roster='scan')

the error is this:

{'10.57.3.102': {'retcode': 255, 'stderr': 'Permission denied (publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).\r\n', 'stdout': ''}}

@thatch45 @double-yaya

[thatch45]

The default vagrant user is vagrant

[zjyExcelsior]

Why cmdline is OK, the python api is wrong?What's the difference between them?the root's password is 'vagrant', user+password matching is not enough?

[zjyExcelsior]

Still wrong when I use vagrant/vagrant

[thatch45]

Oh, I follow you now, sorry I read it too quickly the first time. This should work, I am not sure off the top of my head what is missing, but this should be a new issue, can you please open a new issue to track this please?

[zjyExcelsior]

Ok

[zjyExcelsior]

#35664 @thatch45