salt.modules.hosts

Manage the information in the hosts file

salt.modules.hosts.add_host(ip, alias)

Add a host to an existing entry, if the entry is not in place then create it with the given host

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.add_host <ip> <alias>

salt.modules.hosts.get_alias(ip)

Return the list of aliases associated with an ip

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.get_alias <ip addr>

salt.modules.hosts.get_ip(host)

Return the ip associated with the named host

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.get_ip <hostname>

salt.modules.hosts.has_pair(ip, alias)

Return true if the alias is set

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.has_pair <ip> <alias>

salt.modules.hosts.list_hosts()

Return the hosts found in the hosts file in this format:

{'<ip addr>': ['alias1', 'alias2', ...]}

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.list_hosts

salt.modules.hosts.rm_host(ip, alias)

Remove a host entry from the hosts file

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.rm_host <ip> <alias>

salt.modules.hosts.set_host(ip, alias)

Set the host entry in the hosts file for the given ip, this will overwrite any previous entry for the given ip

CLI Example:

salt '*' hosts.set_host <ip> <alias>