Cloned CTs are not recognized by Saltstack

[stsinc]

Considering the great number of CTs, VMs and embedded docker containers we have now, I have decided to use Saltstack to provision and manage my Proxmox containers and their content.
Works very well with Proxmox, when installed at every level: node, CT, etc.

The only issue I have is when duplicating a Proxmox CT: the duplicate is missed with his "parent" and is not considered a new Unaccepted Key.
And therefore cannot be registered by the Salt Master.

I know this is not a Saltstack forum, but if anybody has the response, they are welcome...

 

[UdoB]

Good morning,

pure guesswork: change the content of /etc/salt/minion_id to a new unique one, restart the minion and wait for an unknown key on the master.

This is not tested, just guessed. If that was not sufficient: in /etc/salt/pki/minion are keys that may need to get deleted too.

Best regards

 

[stsinc]

Hi Udo,
Thanks for the quick response.
Unfortunately, none of the solutions worked:

1. the `/etc/salt/minion_id` file contains the hostname of the unrecognized machine -- which is different, I checked, from the hostname of its "parent"
2. `/etc/salt/pki/minion` is empty in the Minion

Best,
Stephen