salt.returners.syslog_return¶

Return data to the host operating system's syslog facility

Required python modules: syslog, json

The syslog returner simply reuses the operating system's syslog facility to log return data

To use the syslog returner, append '--return syslog' to the salt command.

salt '*' test.ping --return syslog

salt.returners.syslog_return.prep_jid(nocache=False, passed_jid=None)¶

Do any work necessary to prepare a JID, including sending a custom id

salt.returners.syslog_return.returner(ret)¶

Return data to the local syslog