doc/ref/cli/salt-proxy.rst
.. _salt-proxy-cli:
salt-proxyReceives commands from a Salt master and proxies these commands to devices that are unable to run a full minion.
.. code-block:: bash
salt-proxy [ options ]
The Salt proxy minion receives commands from a Salt master, transmits appropriate commands to devices that are unable to run a minion, and replies with the results of said commands.
.. program:: salt-proxy
.. option:: --proxyid
The minion id that this proxy will assume. This is required.
.. option:: --version
Print the version of Salt that is running.
.. option:: --versions-report
Show program's dependencies and version number, and then exit
.. option:: -h, --help
Show the help message and exit
.. option:: -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.
.. option:: -u USER, --user=USER
Specify user to run salt-proxy
.. option:: -d, --daemon
Run salt-proxy as a daemon
.. option:: --pid-file PIDFILE
Specify the location of the pidfile. Default: /var/run/salt-proxy-<id>.pid
.. include:: _includes/logging-options.rst
.. |logfile| replace:: /var/log/salt/minion
.. |loglevel| replace:: warning
:manpage:salt(1)
:manpage:salt(7)
:manpage:salt-master(1)
:manpage:salt-minion(1)