[root@salt /usr/local/etc/rc.d]# ps axww            
  PID  TT  STAT      TIME COMMAND
19798  ??  SsJ    0:00.07 /usr/sbin/syslogd -ss
19935  ??  IsJ    0:00.11 /usr/sbin/cron -J 15 -s
 9516   4  IJ     0:00.03 login [pam] (login)
 9526   4  IJ     0:00.03 -csh (csh)
10120   4  SJ     0:00.17 bash
12987   4  R+J    0:00.00 ps axww
[root@salt /usr/local/etc/rc.d]# ./salt_master start
Starting salt_master.
[root@salt /usr/local/etc/rc.d]# ps axww
  PID  TT  STAT      TIME COMMAND
12995  ??  SJ     0:00.10 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
12996  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
12997  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
12998  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
12999  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
13000  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
13001  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
13002  ??  SJ     0:00.01 /usr/local/bin/python2.7 /usr/local/bin/salt-master -c /usr/local/etc/salt/master -d
19798  ??  SsJ    0:00.07 /usr/sbin/syslogd -ss
19935  ??  IsJ    0:00.11 /usr/sbin/cron -J 15 -s
 9516   4  IJ     0:00.03 login [pam] (login)
 9526   4  IJ     0:00.03 -csh (csh)
10120   4  SJ     0:00.17 bash
13003   4  R+J    0:00.00 ps axww
[root@salt /usr/local/etc/rc.d]# ./salt_master stop 
salt_master not running? (check /var/run/salt_master.pid).