[Bug]: file.managed not rendering jinja variables in template properly #68754
Description
What happened?
When I use the jinja renderer directly on a template, it does not recognize the SLS specific variables. To get around that issue, I am making a .sls file which creates the SLS specific variables and then transfer them to the renderer through file.managed.
When I try to render a jinja template, its variables are not rendered properly.
Here is how to reproduce the problem:
- Start from a fresh OS install. Mine is Fedora 42.
- Bootstrap
saltfollowing these instructions - Create the following files:
/srv/salt/check_jinja.sls(the renderer):
{% load_yaml as args %}
output: /tmp/output.sls
isdir: false
{% endload %}
{% set _ = args.update(pillar.get(sls, {})) %}
{% set cache_dir = tplpath[:-((tplfile|length) + 1)] %}
{% set _sls = args.dotname %}
{% if args.isdir %}
{% set _slsdotpath = _sls %}
{% else %}
{% set _slsdotpath = _sls.split('.')[:-1] | join('.') %}
{% endif %}
{% set _slspath = _slsdotpath | replace('.', '/') %}
{% set _sls_path = _slsdotpath | replace('.', '_') %}
{% set _slscolonpath = _slsdotpath | replace('.', ':') %}
{% set _tplfile = (_sls | replace('.', '/')) + '.sls' %}
{% set _tplpath = cache_dir + '/' + _tplfile %}
{% set _tpldir = _sls.split('.')[:-1] | join('/') %}
{% if _tpldir == '' %}
{% set _tpldir = '.' %}
{% endif %}
{% set _tpldot = _tpldir.replace('/', '.') %}
Check variables:
cmd.run:
- name: cat
- stdin: |
{{ args | yaml }}
sls: {{ _sls }}
slspath: {{ _slspath }}
sls_path: {{ _sls_path }}
slsdotpath: {{ _slsdotpath }}
slscolonpath: {{ _slscolonpath }}
tplpath: {{ _tplpath }}
tplfile: {{ _tplfile }}
tpldir: {{ _tpldir }}
tpldot: {{ _tpldot }}
Check jinja rendering:
file.managed:
- name: {{ args.output }}
- source: salt://{{ args.dotname | replace('.', '/') }}.sls
- template: jinja
- replace: True
- defaults:
sls: {{ _sls }}
slspath: {{ _slspath }}
sls_path: {{ _sls_path }}
slsdotpath: {{ _slsdotpath }}
slscolonpath: {{ _slscolonpath }}
tplpath: {{ _tplpath }}
tplfile: {{ _tplfile }}
tpldir: {{ _tpldir }}
tpldot: {{ _tpldot }}
/srv/salt/test/basic/output.sls(a basic jinja template to render):
sls: {{ sls }}
slspath: {{ slspath }}
sls_path: {{ sls_path }}
slsdotpath: {{ slsdotpath }}
slscolonpath: {{ slscolonpath }}
tplpath: {{ tplpath }}
tplfile: {{ tplfile }}
tpldir: {{ tpldir }}
tpldot: {{ tpldot }}
- Execute the renderer on the basic jinja template:
$ sudo salt-call --local state.sls check_jinja pillar="{'check_jinja': {'dotname': 'test.basic.output'}}"
local:
----------
ID: Check variables
Function: cmd.run
Name: cat
Result: True
Comment: Command "cat" run
Started: 05:40:43.105144
Duration: 3.879 ms
Changes:
----------
pid:
8457
retcode:
0
stderr:
stdout:
{dotname: test.basic.output, isdir: false, output: /tmp/output.sls}
sls: test.basic.output
slspath: test/basic
sls_path: test_basic
slsdotpath: test.basic
slscolonpath: test:basic
tplpath: /var/cache/salt/minion/files/base/test/basic/output.sls
tplfile: test/basic/output.sls
tpldir: test/basic
tpldot: test.basic
----------
ID: Check jinja rendering
Function: file.managed
Name: /tmp/output.sls
Result: True
Comment: File /tmp/output.sls updated
Started: 05:40:43.110057
Duration: 11.958 ms
Changes:
----------
diff:
New file
mode:
0644
Summary for local
------------
Succeeded: 2 (changed=2)
Failed: 0
------------
Total states run: 2
Total run time: 15.837 ms
Expected results:
- The content of
/tmp/output.sls:
sls: test.basic.output
slspath: test/basic
sls_path: test_basic
slsdotpath: test.basic
slscolonpath: test:basic
tplpath: /var/cache/salt/minion/files/base/test/basic/output.sls
tplfile: test/basic/output.sls
tpldir: test/basic
tpldot: test.basic
Actual results:
- The content of
/tmp/output.sls:
sls: test.basic.output
slspath: test/basic/output
sls_path: test_basic_output
slsdotpath: test.basic.output
slscolonpath: test:basic:output
tplpath: /var/cache/salt/minion/files/base/test/basic/output.sls
tplfile: test/basic/output.sls
tpldir: test/basic
tpldot: test.basic
Type of salt install
other (please specify in bug details)
Major version
3006.x
What supported OS are you seeing the problem on? Can select multiple. (If bug appears on an unsupported OS, please open a GitHub Discussion instead)
fedora-42
salt --versions-report output
Salt Version:
Salt: 3006.21
Python Version:
Python: 3.10.19 (main, Feb 5 2026, 07:05:38) [GCC 11.2.0]
Dependency Versions:
cffi: 2.0.0
cherrypy: 18.10.0
cryptography: 42.0.5
dateutil: 2.8.1
docker-py: Not Installed
gitdb: Not Installed
gitpython: Not Installed
Jinja2: 3.1.6
libgit2: Not Installed
looseversion: 1.0.2
M2Crypto: Not Installed
Mako: Not Installed
msgpack: 1.0.2
msgpack-pure: Not Installed
mysql-python: Not Installed
packaging: 24.0
pycparser: 2.21
pycrypto: Not Installed
pycryptodome: 3.19.1
pygit2: Not Installed
python-gnupg: 0.4.8
PyYAML: 6.0.1
PyZMQ: 23.2.0
relenv: 0.22.3
smmap: Not Installed
timelib: 0.3.0
Tornado: 4.5.3
ZMQ: 4.3.4
System Versions:
dist: fedora 42
locale: utf-8
machine: x86_64
release: 6.12.64-1.qubes.fc41.x86_64
system: Linux
version: Fedora Linux 42