Using pillar data in states

How to do it...

1. Create a new state user by creating a directory called user in the base directory of the qa environment and create an init.sls file in the user directory.

2. Edit /opt/salt-cookbook/qa/user/init.sls and populate it with the following entries:

   qa_deploy_user:
     user.present:
       - name: {{ pillar['users']['qa_user'] }}
       - password: {{ pillar['users']['qa_user_password'] }}

3. Run the following command to apply the state to the minion:

   [root@salt-master ~]# salt 'salt-minion' state.sls user \ saltenv=qa --state-output=terse
   salt-minion:
     Name: qa-app - Function: user.present - Result: Changed
   
   Summary
   ------------
   Succeeded: 1
   Failed:    0
   ------------
   Total:     1
   

4. Edit the /opt/salt-cookbook/pillar/qa/user/init.sls file and remove the following line:

   qa_user: qa-app

5. Reopen the /opt/salt-cookbook/qa/user/init.sls file and edit it to have the following entries:

   qa_deploy_user:
     user.present:
       - name: {{ salt['pillar.get']('users:qa_user', 'qa- deploy-user...