"Invalid compound target: for results: " error when calling state.highstate

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4/5
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3-5 days
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35/100
Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
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Domain
devops, infrastructure

Research direction

Start by vagrant ssh-ing into a node and running sudo salt-call -l debug state.highstate, as described in the issue. Trace the source of the repeated “Invalid compound target” lines in that debug output and identify what produces the empty target and results values. Done means the cause is identified and a concrete resolution is documented or implemented.

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Description

When calling state.highstate on any given node, the following log lines appear during execution:

[ERROR   ] Invalid compound target:  for results: 
[ERROR   ] Invalid compound target:  for results:

We should determine what these are and how to resolve them.

Running sudo salt-call -l debug state.highstate after vagrant sshing into a given node locally should produce output that helps us track this down.

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