gistfile1.yaml

# somewhere in a jinja for loop where {{name}} is set
"cd /tmp && /usr/lib/ssl/misc/newcert.expect {{name}} {{pillar['ssl']['capass']}} && mv newcert.pem /etc/nginx/ssl/cert/{{name}}.crt && mv newkey.nopass.pem /etc/nginx/ssl/private/{{name}}.key":
  cmd.run:
    - creates:
      - /etc/nginx/ssl/cert/{{name}}.crt
      - /etc/nginx/ssl/private/{{name}}.key

# somewhere else
exim4:
  service.running:
    - require:
      - pkg: exim4-daemon-heavy
      - file: /etc/nginx/ssl/cert/{{pillar['server']['mail']}}.crt
      - file: /etc/nginx/ssl/private/{{pillar['server']['mail']}}.key
    - watch:
      - file: /etc/exim4/exim4.conf

# error I'm getting:
#
# The following requisites were not found:
#                               require:
#                                   file: /etc/nginx/ssl/cert/mail.flyx.org.crt
#                                   file: /etc/nginx/ssl/private/mail.flyx.org.key
#
# These files exist and are created by the first state