# Using cron with Salt

The Salt Minion can initiate its own highstate using the `salt-call` command.

    $ salt-call state.highstate

This will cause the minion to check in with the master and ensure it is in the correct 'state'.

## Use cron to initiate a highstate

If you would like the Salt Minion to regularly check in with the master you can use the venerable cron to run the `salt-call` command.

    # PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin

    00 00 * * * salt-call state.highstate

The above cron entry will run a highstate every day at midnight.

Note

Be aware that you may need to ensure the PATH for cron includes any scripts or commands that need to be executed.

Current Salt release: 0.17.1

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