Noting that file_roots and "state tree" should both be avoided, because in some

environments, the actual states show up another level down.  Adding notes about why this is undesirable.
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Zach Malone 2015-12-30 13:10:46 -07:00
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@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ The default location for the pillar is in /srv/pillar.
The pillar location can be configured via the `pillar_roots` option inside
the master configuration file. It must not be in a subdirectory of the state
tree.
tree or file_roots. If the pillar is under file_roots, any pillar targeting
can be bypassed by minions.
To start setting up the pillar, the /srv/pillar directory needs to be present:
@ -326,4 +327,4 @@ information about an infrastructure is stored in a separate location.
Reference information on pillar and the external pillar interface can be found
in the Salt documentation:
:doc:`Pillar </topics/pillar/index>`
:doc:`Pillar </topics/pillar/index>`