gistfile1.txt

vagrant@dev-vm:~$ sudo salt '*' state.highstate test=true
dev-vm:
----------
    State: - no
    Name:      states
    Function:  None
        Result:    False
        Comment:   No Top file or external nodes data matches found
        Changes:   

Summary
------------
Succeeded: 0
Failed:    1
------------
Total:     1

gistfile2.txt

vagrant@dev-vm:~$ sudo salt -l debug '*' state.highstate test=true
[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from /etc/salt/master
[DEBUG   ] Missing configuration file: /home/vagrant/.salt
[DEBUG   ] loading log_handlers in ['/var/cache/salt/master/extmods/log_handlers', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/log/handlers']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/master/extmods/log_handlers, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] None of the required configuration sections, 'logstash_udp_handler' and 'logstash_zmq_handler', were found the in the configuration. Not loading the Logstash logging handlers module.
[DEBUG   ] Configuration file path: /etc/salt/master
[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from /etc/salt/master
[DEBUG   ] Missing configuration file: /home/vagrant/.salt
[DEBUG   ] LocalClientEvent PUB socket URI: ipc:///var/run/salt/master/master_event_pub.ipc
[DEBUG   ] LocalClientEvent PULL socket URI: ipc:///var/run/salt/master/master_event_pull.ipc
[DEBUG   ] loading output in ['/var/cache/salt/master/extmods/output', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/output']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/master/extmods/output, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded no_out as virtual quiet
[DEBUG   ] Loaded json_out as virtual json
[DEBUG   ] Loaded yaml_out as virtual yaml
[DEBUG   ] Loaded pprint_out as virtual pprint
dev-vm:
----------
    State: - no
    Name:      states
    Function:  None
        Result:    False
        Comment:   No Top file or external nodes data matches found
        Changes:   

Summary
------------
Succeeded: 0
Failed:    1
------------
Total:     1