--version
Print the version of Salt that is running.
--versions-report
Show program's dependencies and version number, and then exit
-h,--help
Show the help message and exit
-cCONFIG_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.
-uUSER,--user=USER
Specify user to run salt-master
-d,--daemon
Run salt-master as a daemon
--pid-filePIDFILE
Specify the location of the pidfile. Default: /var/run/salt-master.pid
LoggingOptions
Logging options which override any settings defined on the configuration files.
-lLOG_LEVEL,--log-level=LOG_LEVEL
Console logging log level. One of all, garbage, trace, debug, info, warning, error, quiet.
Default: warning.
--log-file=LOG_FILE
Log file path. Default: /var/log/salt/master.
--log-file-level=LOG_LEVEL_LOGFILE
Logfile logging log level. One of all, garbage, trace, debug, info, warning, error, quiet.
Default: warning.