the actual node group state file

salt-master/nodegroups.sls

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+Create nodegroups master configuration:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/salt/master.d/nodegroups.conf
+    - source: salt://salt-master/files/etc/salt/master.d/nodegroups.conf
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: "0644"
+
+#restart master to load nodegroups:
+#  service.running:
+#    - name: salt-master
+#    - watch:
+#      - file: Create nodegroups master configuration