.

salt/modules/_states/mysql.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import salt.exceptions
 
-def root_password(name):
+def root_password(name, password):
     """
     Set the mysql/mariadb root password
 
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ def root_password(name):
         the password to user for root
     """
     ret = {
-            "name": "root password",
+            "name": name,
             "changes": {},
             "result": False,
             "comment": ""
         }
 
-    if __salt__["mysql.check_credentials"]("root", name):
+    if __salt__["mysql.check_credentials"]("root", password):
         ret["comment"]="Password is in correct state"
         ret["result"] = True
         return ret
 
-    result = __salt__["mysql.set_root_password"](name)
+    result = __salt__["mysql.set_root_password"](password)
     if not result["result"]:
         ret["comment"] = result["err"]
         return ret

salt/states/mariadb/init.sls

@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ Start mariadb:
 
 Check Root password:
   mysql.root_password:
-    - name: {{ pillar['mariadb']['root_password'] }}
+    - name: root
+    - password: {{ pillar['mariadb']['root_password'] }}

salt/states/top.sls

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ base:
     - atftp
     - dnsmasq
     - nginx
+    - mariadb

update.sh

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function check_prerequisites(){
 }
 
 function do_salt_call(){
-    local salt="sudo salt-call --local --file-root $SCRIPTDIR/salt/states --pillar-root $SCRIPTDIR/salt/pillars"
+    local salt="sudo salt-call --local --file-root $SCRIPTDIR/salt/states --pillar-root $SCRIPTDIR/salt/pillars --module-dirs=$SCRIPTDIR/salt/modules"
     new_log "Running salt high state"
     if asktobreak;then
         return