-bash-4.1# salt 'vuwunicopatch01.ods.vuw.ac.nz' state.highstate
vuwunicopatch01.ods.vuw.ac.nz:
    Data failed to compile:
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    Rendering SLS "base:users" failed: Jinja variable 'dict' object has no attribute 'groups'; line 11

---
[...]

thing:
  user.present;
    - fullname: {{ pillar['userdata']['thing']['fullname'] }}
    - password: {{ pillar['userdata']['thing']['password'] }}
    - groups: {{ pillar['userdata']['thing']['groups'] }}    <======================
---