Syntax error in SaltStack state file

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I am newbie with SaltStack. I have an error in one of my first state files.

The state file is:

openvpn:
  pkg.installed: []
  /etc/openvpn:
    file.recurse:
      - source: salt://myvpn/openvpn-files
  service.running: []

And the error: State 'openvpn' in SLS u'myvpn' is not formed as a list

Could you say me where is the fail?

I found the error. It can't define a state inside other state (/etc/openvpn: inside openvpn:)

I've fixed this way:

openvpn:
  pkg.installed: []
  file.recurse:
    - name: /etc/openvpn
    - source: salt://myvpn/openvpn-files
  service.running: []

Just add - template: jinja to your file.managed and you can use grains in configuration files.

/etc/httpd/conf.d/httpd-vhosts.conf:
  file.managed:
    - source: salt://webserver/httpd-vhosts.conf
    - template: jinja

You can use grains in the sourced file like so:

{% if grains['id'] == 'dev' -%}
ServerName dev.example.com
{% else %}
ServerName example.com
{% endif -%}

It is this very feature that sold me on SaltStack.

Ok, It was because of the difference of version between master and minion. After having updated the two systems, everything has worked.