{% set user = salt['pillar.get']('podman:user', 'root') %} Install packages needed for podman: pkg.installed: - pkgs: - podman Set linger for user {{ user }}: cmd.run: - name: loginctl enable-linger {{ user }} - unless: test -e /var/lib/systemd/linger/{{ user }} {% if pillar.containers is defined %} include: {%- for container, args in pillar.containers.items() %} - podman.{{ container }} {%- endfor %} {%- endif %}