root@database:/srv# salt-call state.highstate -l debug
[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from /etc/salt/minion
[INFO    ] Using cached minion ID: database
[DEBUG   ] loading log_handlers in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/log_handlers', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/log/handlers']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/log_handlers, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] None of the required configuration sections, 'logstash_udp_handler' and 'logstash_zmq_handler', were found the in the configuration. Not loading the Logstash logging handlers module.
[DEBUG   ] Configuration file path: /etc/salt/minion
[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from /etc/salt/minion
[DEBUG   ] loading grain in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/grains', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/grains']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/grains, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] Decrypting the current master AES key
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[ERROR   ] Got a bad pillar from master, type bool, expecting dict: False
[DEBUG   ] loading module in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/modules']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded localemod as virtual locale
[DEBUG   ] Loaded groupadd as virtual group
[DEBUG   ] Loaded grub_legacy as virtual grub
[DEBUG   ] Loaded linux_sysctl as virtual sysctl
[DEBUG   ] Loaded parted as virtual partition
[DEBUG   ] Loaded apt as virtual pkg
[DEBUG   ] Loaded sysmod as virtual sys
[DEBUG   ] Loaded djangomod as virtual django
[DEBUG   ] Loaded upstart as virtual service
[DEBUG   ] Loaded useradd as virtual user
[DEBUG   ] Loaded dpkg as virtual lowpkg
[INFO    ] Package debconf-utils is not installed.
[DEBUG   ] Loaded cmdmod as virtual cmd
[DEBUG   ] Loaded virtualenv_mod as virtual virtualenv
[DEBUG   ] loading returner in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/returners', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/returners']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/returners, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded syslog_return as virtual syslog
[DEBUG   ] Loaded couchdb_return as virtual couchdb
[DEBUG   ] Loaded carbon_return as virtual carbon
[DEBUG   ] Loaded sqlite3_return as virtual sqlite3
[DEBUG   ] loading states in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/states', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/states']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/states, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded saltmod as virtual salt
[DEBUG   ] Loaded virtualenv_mod as virtual virtualenv
[DEBUG   ] loading render in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/renderers', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/renderers']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/renderers, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Parsed args: []
[DEBUG   ] Parsed kwargs: {'__pub_fun': 'state.highstate', '__pub_jid': '20131120153142737239', '__pub_pid': 32597, '__pub_tgt': 'salt-call'}
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] Decrypting the current master AES key
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] Reading configuration from /etc/salt/minion
[DEBUG   ] loading grain in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/grains', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/grains']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/grains, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] Decrypting the current master AES key
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[ERROR   ] Got a bad pillar from master, type bool, expecting dict: False
[INFO    ] Loading fresh modules for state activity
[DEBUG   ] loading module in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/modules']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded localemod as virtual locale
[DEBUG   ] Loaded groupadd as virtual group
[DEBUG   ] Loaded grub_legacy as virtual grub
[DEBUG   ] Loaded linux_sysctl as virtual sysctl
[DEBUG   ] Loaded parted as virtual partition
[DEBUG   ] Loaded apt as virtual pkg
[DEBUG   ] Loaded sysmod as virtual sys
[DEBUG   ] Loaded djangomod as virtual django
[DEBUG   ] Loaded upstart as virtual service
[DEBUG   ] Loaded useradd as virtual user
[DEBUG   ] Loaded dpkg as virtual lowpkg
[INFO    ] Package debconf-utils is not installed.
[DEBUG   ] Loaded cmdmod as virtual cmd
[DEBUG   ] Loaded virtualenv_mod as virtual virtualenv
[DEBUG   ] loading states in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/states', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/states']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/states, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded saltmod as virtual salt
[DEBUG   ] Loaded virtualenv_mod as virtual virtualenv
[DEBUG   ] loading render in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/renderers', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/renderers']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/renderers, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] loading module in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/modules']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/modules, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded localemod as virtual locale
[DEBUG   ] Loaded groupadd as virtual group
[DEBUG   ] Loaded grub_legacy as virtual grub
[DEBUG   ] Loaded linux_sysctl as virtual sysctl
[DEBUG   ] Loaded parted as virtual partition
[DEBUG   ] Loaded apt as virtual pkg
[DEBUG   ] Loaded sysmod as virtual sys
[DEBUG   ] Loaded djangomod as virtual django
[DEBUG   ] Loaded upstart as virtual service
[DEBUG   ] Loaded useradd as virtual user
[DEBUG   ] Loaded dpkg as virtual lowpkg
[INFO    ] Package debconf-utils is not installed.
[DEBUG   ] Loaded cmdmod as virtual cmd
[DEBUG   ] Loaded virtualenv_mod as virtual virtualenv
[DEBUG   ] Fetching file from saltenv 'base', ** attempting ** 'salt://top.sls'
[DEBUG   ] Loaded minion key: /etc/salt/pki/minion/minion.pem
[DEBUG   ] loading output in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/output', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/output']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/output, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded no_out as virtual quiet
[DEBUG   ] Loaded json_out as virtual json
[DEBUG   ] Loaded yaml_out as virtual yaml
[DEBUG   ] Loaded pprint_out as virtual pprint
[DEBUG   ] loading output in ['/var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/output', '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/salt/output']
[DEBUG   ] Skipping /var/cache/salt/minion/extmods/output, it is not a directory
[DEBUG   ] Loaded no_out as virtual quiet
[DEBUG   ] Loaded json_out as virtual json
[DEBUG   ] Loaded yaml_out as virtual yaml
[DEBUG   ] Loaded pprint_out as virtual pprint
local:
----------
    State: - no
    Name:      states
    Function:  None
        Result:    False
        Comment:   No Top file or external nodes data matches found
        Changes:
                   ----------

Summary
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Succeeded: 0
Failed:    1
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Total:     1
root@database:/srv#