Add docs about minion config file in standalone minion docs

Fixes #15252
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rallytime 2016-05-25 11:00:12 -06:00
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@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ things:
Otherwise, it will attempt to connect to a master and fail. The salt-call
command stands on its own and does not need the salt-minion daemon.
Minion Configuration
--------------------
Throughout this document there are several references to setting different
options to configure a masterless Minion. Salt Minions are easy to configure
via a configuration file that is located, by default, in ``/etc/salt/minion``.
Note, however, that on FreeBSD systems, the minion configuration file is located
in ``/usr/local/etc/salt/minion``.
You can learn more about minion configuration options in the
:ref:`Configuring the Salt Minion <configuration-salt-minion>` docs.
Telling Salt Call to Run Masterless
===================================
@ -39,7 +53,6 @@ Now the salt-call command will not look for a master and will assume that the
local system has all of the file and pillar resources.
Running States Masterless
=========================
@ -81,6 +94,7 @@ it unnecessary to change the configuration file:
salt-call state.apply --local
External Pillars
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