gistfile1.txt

{% for i in pillar['info'][grains['nodename']]['components'] %}
{{i}}:
   service:
     - running
{% if i == 'hadoop-hdfs-namenode' %}
     - require:
        cmd: sudo -u hdfs hadoop namenode –format

sudo -u hdfs hadoop namenode –format:
    cmd.run

{% endif %}
{% endfor %}


error output:

CM1:
    Data failed to compile:
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    The require or watch statement in state "hadoop-hdfs-namenode" in sls "hadoop.service" needs to be formed as a list