===/srv/salt/groups.sls===

{% for group, args in pillar['groups'].iteritems() %}
{{ group }}:
  group.present:
    - name: {{ group }}
{% if 'gid' in args %}
    - gid: {{ args['gid'] }}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}


===/srv/pillar/groups.sls===

groups:
  scs-admins:
    gid: 7000


==i run 'salt fileshare1 state.sls groups'  on a Red Hat setup and i get the following

"Rendering SLS 'base:groups' failed: Jinja variable 'dict' object has no attribute 'groups'"

the same exact pillar and state files work on CentOS... suggestions?