gistfile1.txt

# grep -Ev "^(#.*|\w*)$" /etc/salt/master
fileserver_backend:
  - roots
  - git

# cat /etc/salt/master.d/*.conf 
gitfs_env_whitelist:
  - master

gitfs_remotes:
  - git@gitlab.xxxx:srvadmin/salt-top.git
  - git@gitlab.xxxx:srvadmin/salt-core.git
  - git@gitlab.xxxx:srvadmin/salt-users-formula.git
  - git@gitlab.xxxx:srvadmin/salt-fail2ban-formula.git

ext_pillar:
  - git: master git@gitlab.xxxx:srvadmin/pillar-top.git

# git clone git@gitlab.xxxx:srvadmin/salt-top.git
Cloning into 'salt-top'...
remote: Counting objects: 4, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (2/2), done.
remote: Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
Receiving objects: 100% (4/4), done.
Checking connectivity... done.

# cat salt-top/top.sls 
base:
  '*':
    - core

# systemctl restart salt-master
# systemctl restart salt-minion

# systemctl status salt-master
● salt-master.service - The Salt Master Server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/salt-master.service; enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2015-06-08 15:19:53 CEST; 27s ago
 Main PID: 11442 (salt-master)
   CGroup: /system.slice/salt-master.service
           ├─11442 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11448 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11449 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11450 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11453 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11456 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11457 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11460 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11463 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           ├─11466 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master
           └─11469 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-master

Jun 08 15:19:53 host systemd[1]: Started The Salt Master Server.

# systemctl status salt-minion
● salt-minion.service - The Salt Minion
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/salt-minion.service; enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2015-06-08 15:19:57 CEST; 51s ago
 Main PID: 12031 (salt-minion)
   CGroup: /system.slice/salt-minion.service
           ├─12031 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-minion
           └─12034 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/salt-minion

Jun 08 15:19:57 host systemd[1]: Started The Salt Minion.

# salt '*' config.get fileserver_backend
host:
    - roots

Why does it not apply the configuration?

# salt '*' state.highstate
host:
----------
          ID: states
    Function: no.None
      Result: False
     Comment: No Top file or external nodes data matches found
     Started: 
    Duration: 
     Changes:   

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