Merge pull request #15956 from Security-Onion-Solutions/nostartupstates

higstate on host start, not salt-minion start

.github/DISCUSSION_TEMPLATE/3-0.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ body:
         -
         - 3.0.0
         - 3.1.0
+        - 3.2.0
         - Other (please provide detail below)
     validations:
       required: true

DOWNLOAD_AND_VERIFY_ISO.md

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-### 3.1.0-20260521 ISO image released on 2026/05/21
+### 3.1.0-20260528 ISO image released on 2026/05/28
 
 
 ### Download and Verify
 
-3.1.0-20260521 ISO image:  
+3.1.0-20260528 ISO image:  
-https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.1.0-20260521.iso
+https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso
  
-MD5: A853BC118639ABCE1795D6E313BFFBDE  
+MD5: 9D6FF58DEEE24089D722C73169765B3E  
-SHA1: FCA615AD6E31710B33AE5870FEF447861FDB3B8F  
+SHA1: 2B8B816B6CEC3B7F96B3C5E040EBF502DD2C412F  
-SHA256: CE2A5947274D9ED2C5068A1FD46B64C4FEF70445EA9B61A98DD3621781329F2C  
+SHA256: 62FAB57E247C843D6A04F0796D8162C732B65D82FC3E4A59D087135B9FD32912  
 
 Signature for ISO image:  
-https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.1.0-20260521.iso.sig
+https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso.sig
 
 Signing key:  
 https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/3/main/KEYS  
@@ -25,22 +25,22 @@ wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/3/
 
 Download the signature file for the ISO:  
 ```
-wget https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.1.0-20260521.iso.sig
+wget https://github.com/Security-Onion-Solutions/securityonion/raw/3/main/sigs/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso.sig
 ```
 
 Download the ISO image:  
 ```
-wget https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.1.0-20260521.iso
+wget https://download.securityonion.net/file/securityonion/securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso
 ```
 
 Verify the downloaded ISO image using the signature file:  
 ```
-gpg --verify securityonion-3.1.0-20260521.iso.sig securityonion-3.1.0-20260521.iso
+gpg --verify securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso.sig securityonion-3.1.0-20260528.iso
 ```
 
 The output should show "Good signature" and the Primary key fingerprint should match what's shown below:
 ```
-gpg: Signature made Thu 21 May 2026 11:10:01 AM EDT using RSA key ID FE507013
+gpg: Signature made Wed 27 May 2026 03:03:59 PM EDT using RSA key ID FE507013
 gpg: Good signature from "Security Onion Solutions, LLC <info@securityonionsolutions.com>"
 gpg: WARNING: This key is not certified with a trusted signature!
 gpg:          There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner.

HOTFIX

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.1.0
+3.2.0

salt/backup/tools/sbin/so-config-backup.jinja

@@ -25,9 +25,11 @@ if [ ! -f $BACKUPFILE ]; then
   # Create empty backup file
   tar -cf $BACKUPFILE -T /dev/null
 
-  # Loop through all paths defined in global.sls, and append them to backup file
+  # Loop through all paths defined in global.sls, and append them to backup file if they exist
   {%- for LOCATION in BACKUPLOCATIONS %}
-  tar -rf $BACKUPFILE "${EXCLUSIONS[@]}" {{ LOCATION }}
+  if [[ -d {{ LOCATION }} || -f {{ LOCATION }} ]]; then
+    tar -rf $BACKUPFILE "${EXCLUSIONS[@]}" {{ LOCATION }}
+  fi
   {%- endfor %}
 
 fi

salt/kratos/soc_kratos.yaml

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ kratos:
   config:
     session:
       lifespan: 
-        description: Defines the length of a login session.
+        description: Defines the length of a login session before it will timeout, and require a new login.
         global: True
         helpLink: kratos
       whoami:

salt/manager/sync_es_users.sls

@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ sync_es_users:
       - http: wait_for_kratos
       - file: so-user.lock # require so-user.lock file to be missing
 
-# we dont want this added too early in setup, so we add the onlyif to verify 'startup_states: highstate'
+# we dont want this added too early in setup, so the onlyif gates on the
-# is in the minion config. That line is added before the final highstate during setup
+# /opt/so/state/setup-complete marker. The marker is written by
+# mark_setup_complete in setup/so-functions just before the final setup
+# highstate (and by an upgrade-path state for systems set up under the old gate).
 so-user_sync:
   cron.present:
     - user: root
     - name: 'PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin /usr/sbin/so-user sync &>> /opt/so/log/soc/sync.log'
     - identifier: so-user_sync
-    - onlyif: "grep -x 'startup_states: highstate' /etc/salt/minion"
+    - onlyif: "test -e /opt/so/state/setup-complete"

salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup

@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ airgap_update_dockers() {
   fi
 }
 
-backup_old_states_pillars() {
-
-	tar czf /nsm/backup/$(echo $INSTALLEDVERSION)_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)_soup_default_states_pillars.tar.gz /opt/so/saltstack/default/
-	tar czf /nsm/backup/$(echo $INSTALLEDVERSION)_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)_soup_local_states_pillars.tar.gz /opt/so/saltstack/local/
-
-}
-
 update_registry() {
   docker stop so-dockerregistry
   docker rm so-dockerregistry
@@ -370,8 +363,9 @@ preupgrade_changes() {
     # This function is to add any new pillar items if needed.
     echo "Checking to see if changes are needed."
 
-    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" =~ ^2\.4\.21[0-9]+$ ]] && up_to_3.0.0   
+    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" =~ ^2\.4\.21[0-9]+$ ]] && up_to_3.0.0
     [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == "3.0.0" ]] && up_to_3.1.0
+    [[ "$INSTALLEDVERSION" == "3.1.0" ]] && up_to_3.2.0
     true
 }
 
@@ -381,6 +375,7 @@ postupgrade_changes() {
 
     [[ "$POSTVERSION" =~ ^2\.4\.21[0-9]+$ ]] && post_to_3.0.0
     [[ "$POSTVERSION" == "3.0.0" ]] && post_to_3.1.0
+    [[ "$POSTVERSION" == "3.1.0" ]] && post_to_3.2.0
     true
 }
 
@@ -533,6 +528,23 @@ elasticfleet_set_agent_logging_level_warn() {
     done <<< "$policies_to_update"
 }
 
+update_logstash_pipeline_name() {
+    local original_pipeline_name="$1"
+    local new_pipeline_name="$2"
+
+    echo "Checking for conflicting logstash defined_pipelines pillar value."
+    local LOGSTASH_FILE=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/logstash/soc_logstash.sls
+    local MINIONDIR=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions
+    for pillar_file in "$LOGSTASH_FILE" "$MINIONDIR"/*.sls; do
+        [[ -f "$pillar_file" ]] || continue
+        if grep -q "$original_pipeline_name$" "$pillar_file"; then
+            echo "Found conflicting defined_pipeline pillar value in $pillar_file. Updating to use the new logstash pipeline name."
+            sed -i "s#$original_pipeline_name\$#$new_pipeline_name#g" "$pillar_file"
+            chown socore:socore "$pillar_file"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
 check_transform_health_and_reauthorize() {
     . /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
 
@@ -676,6 +688,10 @@ rename_strelka_scan_lnk() {
   rm -f "$TMP_VALUE_FILE"
 }
 
+fix_logstash_0013_lumberjack_pipeline_name() {
+    update_logstash_pipeline_name "so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf" "so/0013_input_lumberjack_fleet.conf.jinja"
+}
+
 up_to_3.1.0() {
   ensure_postgres_local_pillar
   ensure_postgres_secret
@@ -684,6 +700,7 @@ up_to_3.1.0() {
   # Clear existing component template state file.
   rm -f /opt/so/state/esfleet_component_templates.json
   rename_strelka_scan_lnk
+  fix_logstash_0013_lumberjack_pipeline_name
 
   INSTALLEDVERSION=3.1.0
 }
@@ -720,6 +737,48 @@ post_to_3.1.0() {
 
 ### 3.1.0 End ###
 
+### 3.2.0 Scripts ###
+
+bootstrap_so_soc_database() {
+  # init-db.sh is mounted into so-postgres at /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sh
+  # and runs automatically only on a fresh data directory. Hosts upgrading from
+  # 3.1.0 already have /nsm/postgres populated, so the so_soc bootstrap block
+  # added in 3.2 never fires. Re-run the script explicitly; it's idempotent.
+  echo "Bootstrapping so_soc database via init-db.sh."
+  # The postgres image has no USER directive, so `docker exec` defaults to
+  # root, and the container env intentionally omits POSTGRES_USER (the upstream
+  # entrypoint defaults it transiently during first-init only). Recreate both
+  # so psql inside init-db.sh resolves the connect user correctly.
+  local exec_cmd="docker exec -u postgres -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres so-postgres bash /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init-db.sh"
+  if ! /usr/sbin/so-postgres-wait; then
+    FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE+=("WARNING: so-postgres was not ready during the 3.2.0 upgrade; the so_soc database may not have been bootstrapped. Re-run manually: $exec_cmd")
+    return 0
+  fi
+  if ! $exec_cmd; then
+    FINAL_MESSAGE_QUEUE+=("WARNING: init-db.sh failed inside so-postgres during the 3.2.0 upgrade; the so_soc database may not have been bootstrapped. Re-run manually: $exec_cmd")
+    return 0
+  fi
+  echo "so_soc bootstrap complete."
+}
+
+up_to_3.2.0() {
+  fix_logstash_0013_lumberjack_pipeline_name
+
+  INSTALLEDVERSION=3.2.0
+}
+
+post_to_3.2.0() {
+  bootstrap_so_soc_database
+
+  # Including agent regen script here since it was missed in post_to_3.1.0
+  echo "Regenerating Elastic Agent Installers"
+  /sbin/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers
+
+  POSTVERSION=3.2.0
+}
+
+### 3.2.0 End ###
+
 
 repo_sync() {
   echo "Sync the local repo."
@@ -1139,7 +1198,7 @@ verify_es_version_compatibility() {
 
             while IFS= read -r heavynode_minion; do
                 [[ -z "$heavynode_minion" ]] && continue
-                if ! echo "$HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq -e --arg minion "$heavynode_minion" 'has($minion)' > /dev/null; then
+                if ! echo "$HEAVYNODE_ES_VERSIONS" | jq -se --arg minion "$heavynode_minion" 'add | has($minion)' > /dev/null; then
                     echo "Heavynode $heavynode_minion did not report an Elasticsearch version. It may be offline or still upgrading."
                     all_heavynodes_compatible=false
                 fi
@@ -1506,7 +1565,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Keeping this block in case we need to do a hotfix that requires salt update
 apply_hotfix() {
-   echo "No actions required. ($INSTALLEDVERSION/$HOTFIXVERSION)"
+    echo "No actions required. ($INSTALLEDVERSION/$HOTFIXVERSION)"
 }
 
 failed_soup_restore_items() {
@@ -1578,13 +1637,13 @@ main() {
   echo "Verifying we have the latest soup script."
   verify_latest_update_script
 
-  echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
-  verify_es_version_compatibility
-
   echo "Let's see if we need to update Security Onion."
   upgrade_check
   upgrade_space
 
+  echo "Verifying Elasticsearch version compatibility across the grid before upgrading."
+  verify_es_version_compatibility
+
   echo "Checking for Salt Master and Minion updates."
   upgrade_check_salt
   set -e
@@ -1604,7 +1663,8 @@ main() {
     echo "Applying $HOTFIXVERSION hotfix"
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
     if [[ ! "$MINION_ROLE" == "import" ]]; then
-      backup_old_states_pillars
+        echo "Running so-config-backup script."
+        /sbin/so-config-backup
     fi
     copy_new_files
     create_local_directories "/opt/so/saltstack/default"
@@ -1660,8 +1720,8 @@ main() {
     # since we don't run the backup.config_backup state on import we wont snapshot previous version states and pillars
     if [[ ! "$MINION_ROLE" == "import" ]]; then
       echo ""
-      echo "Creating snapshots of default and local Salt states and pillars and saving to /nsm/backup/"
+      echo "Running so-config-backup script."
-      backup_old_states_pillars
+      /sbin/so-config-backup
     fi
 
     echo ""

salt/postgres/files/init-db.sh

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-E
         END IF;
     END
     \$\$;
+    GRANT ALL ON SCHEMA public TO "$SO_POSTGRES_USER";
     GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE "$POSTGRES_DB" TO "$SO_POSTGRES_USER";
     -- Lock the SOC database down at the connect layer; PUBLIC gets CONNECT
     -- by default, which would let per-minion telegraf roles open sessions
@@ -31,4 +32,4 @@ EOSQL
 # only ensures the shared database exists on first initialization.
 if ! psql -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -tAc "SELECT 1 FROM pg_database WHERE datname='so_telegraf'" | grep -q 1; then
     psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 -U "$POSTGRES_USER" -c "CREATE DATABASE so_telegraf"
-fi
+fi

salt/postgres/telegraf_users.sls

@@ -18,26 +18,12 @@ include:
 {% set TG_OUT = TELEGRAFMERGED.output | upper %}
 {% if TG_OUT in ['POSTGRES', 'BOTH'] %}
 
-# docker_container.running returns as soon as the container starts, but on
-# first-init docker-entrypoint.sh starts a temporary postgres with
-# `listen_addresses=''` to run /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d scripts, then
-# shuts it down before exec'ing the real CMD. A default pg_isready check
-# (Unix socket) passes during that ephemeral phase and races the shutdown
-# with "the database system is shutting down". Checking TCP readiness on
-# 127.0.0.1 only succeeds after the final postgres binds the port.
 postgres_wait_ready:
   cmd.run:
-    - name: |
+    - name: /usr/sbin/so-postgres-wait
-        for i in $(seq 1 60); do
-          if docker exec so-postgres pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres -q 2>/dev/null; then
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          sleep 2
-        done
-        echo "so-postgres did not accept TCP connections within 120s" >&2
-        exit 1
     - require:
       - docker_container: so-postgres
+      - file: postgres_sbin
 
 # Ensure the shared Telegraf database exists. init-db.sh only runs on a
 # fresh data dir, so hosts upgraded onto an existing /nsm/postgres volume

salt/postgres/tools/sbin/so-postgres-wait

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+# Wait for the so-postgres container to accept TCP connections.
+#
+# docker_container.running returns as soon as the container starts, but on
+# first-init docker-entrypoint.sh starts a temporary postgres with
+# `listen_addresses=''` to run /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d scripts, then
+# shuts it down before exec'ing the real CMD. A default pg_isready check
+# (Unix socket) passes during that ephemeral phase and races the shutdown
+# with "the database system is shutting down". Checking TCP readiness on
+# 127.0.0.1 only succeeds after the final postgres binds the port.
+#
+# Usage: so-postgres-wait [iterations] [sleep_seconds]
+# Default: 60 iterations, 2s sleep (~120s total).
+
+ITERATIONS=${1:-60}
+SLEEP_SECONDS=${2:-2}
+
+for i in $(seq 1 "$ITERATIONS"); do
+  if docker exec so-postgres pg_isready -h 127.0.0.1 -U postgres -q 2>/dev/null; then
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  sleep "$SLEEP_SECONDS"
+done
+
+echo "so-postgres did not accept TCP connections within $((ITERATIONS * SLEEP_SECONDS))s" >&2
+exit 1

salt/salt/minion/boot_highstate.sls

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright Security Onion Solutions LLC and/or licensed to Security Onion Solutions LLC under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License 2.0 as shown at
+# https://securityonion.net/license; you may not use this file except in compliance with the
+# Elastic License 2.0.
+
+# Manages /etc/systemd/system/so-boot-highstate.service, a Type=oneshot
+# RemainAfterExit=yes unit that runs `salt-call state.highstate` exactly once
+# per system boot. Replaces the legacy `startup_states: highstate` minion
+# config, which fired on every salt-minion service restart (causing a redundant
+# highstate whenever a highstate itself restarted salt-minion).
+
+include:
+  - systemd.reload
+
+so_boot_highstate_unit_file:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/systemd/system/so-boot-highstate.service
+    - source: salt://salt/service/so-boot-highstate.service
+    - onchanges_in:
+      - module: systemd_reload
+
+# Only enable once setup is complete. Until then the gate file is missing and
+# the unit's own ConditionPathExists would no-op it anyway -- this just keeps
+# `systemctl is-enabled` honest for the sync_es_users gate.
+so_boot_highstate_service:
+  service.enabled:
+    - name: so-boot-highstate.service
+    - onlyif: test -e /opt/so/state/setup-complete
+    - require:
+      - file: so_boot_highstate_unit_file
+      - module: systemd_reload

salt/salt/minion/init.sls

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ include:
   - repo.client
   - salt.mine_functions
   - salt.minion.service_file
+  - salt.minion.boot_highstate
 {% if GLOBALS.is_manager %}
   - ca.signing_policy
 {% endif %}
@@ -80,11 +81,33 @@ set_log_levels:
       - "log_level: info"
       - "log_level_logfile: info"
 
-enable_startup_states:
+# startup_states: highstate caused a full highstate to run on every
-  file.uncomment:
+# salt-minion service start, including the restart triggered when a highstate
+# itself modified the minion config (beacons, mine, unit file). Replaced by
+# so-boot-highstate.service (managed in salt.minion.boot_highstate), which
+# runs once per system boot only. Strip the line from /etc/salt/minion on
+# upgrade; both the commented and uncommented forms historically existed.
+remove_startup_states:
+  file.line:
     - name: /etc/salt/minion
-    - regex: '^startup_states: highstate$'
+    - match: 'startup_states: highstate'
-    - unless: pgrep so-setup
+    - mode: delete
+
+# Upgrade-path bridge: systems that already passed setup under the old gate
+# (`grep -x 'startup_states: highstate' /etc/salt/minion`) get a /opt/so/state/setup-complete
+# marker so so-boot-highstate.service can be enabled and the so-user_sync cron
+# in sync_es_users.sls keeps installing. Setup-in-progress systems instead get
+# the marker from `mark_setup_complete` in setup/so-functions at the right
+# moment. `replace: false` means we never overwrite a marker once written.
+mark_setup_complete_for_upgrades:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /opt/so/state/setup-complete
+    - replace: false
+    - makedirs: True
+    - onlyif: "grep -qx 'startup_states: highstate' /etc/salt/minion"
+    - require_in:
+      - file: remove_startup_states
+      - service: so_boot_highstate_service
 
 {% endif %}
 

salt/salt/service/so-boot-highstate.service

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Security Onion boot-time highstate (runs once per boot)
+After=salt-minion.service network-online.target docker.service
+Wants=network-online.target docker.service
+Requires=salt-minion.service
+ConditionPathExists=/opt/so/state/setup-complete
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/salt-call state.highstate -l info queue=True
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target

salt/setup/virt/setSalt.sls

@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ set_role_grain:
     - name: role
     - value: so-{{ grains.id.split("_") | last }}
 
-set_highstate:
-  file.append:
-    - name: /etc/salt/minion
-    - text: 'startup_states: highstate'
-
 enable_salt_minion:
   service.enabled:
     - name: salt-minion

salt/soc/defaults.yaml

@@ -1519,6 +1519,16 @@ soc:
               serviceAccountJSON: ""
               serviceAccountLocation: ""
               healthTimeoutSeconds: 5
+        onionconfig:
+          saltstackDir: /opt/so/saltstack
+          bypassEnabled: false
+        postgres:
+          host: ""
+          port: 5432
+          sslMode: "allow"
+          database: securityonion
+          user: ""
+          password: ""
         salt:
           queueDir: /opt/sensoroni/queue
           timeoutMs: 45000

salt/soc/merged.map.jinja

@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
 {% do SOCMERGED.config.server.update({'additionalCA': MANAGERMERGED.additionalCA}) %}
 {% do SOCMERGED.config.server.update({'insecureSkipVerify': MANAGERMERGED.insecureSkipVerify}) %}
 
+{% if not SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.host %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'host': GLOBALS.manager}) %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if not SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.password %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'password': salt['pillar.get']('postgres:auth:users:so_postgres_user:pass', '')}) %}
+{%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.postgres.update({'user': salt['pillar.get']('postgres:auth:users:so_postgres_user:user', 'so_postgres')}) %}
+{% endif %}
+
 {# if SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.cases == httpcase details come from the soc pillar #}
 {% if SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.cases != 'soc' %}
 {%   do SOCMERGED.config.server.modules.elastic.update({'casesEnabled': false}) %}

salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml

@@ -453,6 +453,42 @@ soc:
             description: Duration (in milliseconds) that must elapse after a grid node fails to check-in before the node will be marked offline (fault).
             global: True
             advanced: True
+        onionconfig:
+          saltstackDir:
+            description: Root directory containing the SaltStack tree that SOC reads and writes configuration from. Should not be changed under normal circumstances.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          bypassEnabled:
+            description: When enabled, errors encountered while reading the SaltStack pillar tree (missing files, unreadable directories, etc.) are logged but do not prevent SOC from starting or serving settings. Intended for advanced troubleshooting and recovery scenarios when the pillar tree is partially unreadable.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+            forcedType: bool
+        postgres:
+          host:
+            description: Hostname or IP address of the PostgreSQL server used by SOC. Defaults to the manager hostname.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          port:
+            description: Port of the PostgreSQL server used by SOC.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          sslMode:
+            description: "Use encrypted connections to the PostgreSQL server. Must be one of the following values: disable, allow, prefer, require, verify-ca, verify-full.  Defaults to allow."
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          database:
+            description: Database used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          user:
+            description: Username used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            advanced: True
+          password:
+            description: Password used by SOC to authenticate to the PostgreSQL server.
+            global: True
+            sensitive: True
+            advanced: True
         salt:
           longRelayTimeoutMs:
             description: Duration (in milliseconds) to wait for a response from the Salt API when executing tasks known for being long running before giving up and showing an error on the SOC UI.
@@ -818,6 +854,7 @@ soc:
           description: List of available external tools visible in the SOC UI. Each tool is defined in JSON object notation, and must include the "name" key and "link" key, where the link is the tool's URL.
           global: True
           advanced: True
+          multiline: True
           forcedType: "[]{}"
         exportNodeId:
           description: The node ID on which export jobs will be executed.

setup/so-functions

@@ -539,16 +539,19 @@ configure_minion() {
 		"  x509_v2: true"\
 		"log_level: info"\
 		"log_level_logfile: info"\
-		"log_file: /opt/so/log/salt/minion"\
+		"log_file: /opt/so/log/salt/minion" >> "$minion_config"
-		"#startup_states: highstate" >> "$minion_config"
 
 }
 
-checkin_at_boot() {
+mark_setup_complete() {
-	local minion_config=/etc/salt/minion
+	# Writes the setup-complete marker. Salt's so-boot-highstate.service
+	# (boot-time oneshot) and the so-user_sync cron gate in
+	# salt/manager/sync_es_users.sls both key off this file.
+	local marker=/opt/so/state/setup-complete
 
-	info "Enabling checkin at boot"
+	info "Marking setup as complete"
-	sed -i 's/#startup_states: highstate/startup_states: highstate/' "$minion_config"
+	mkdir -p "$(dirname "$marker")"
+	touch "$marker"
 }
 
 check_requirements() {

setup/so-setup

@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ if ! [[ -f $install_opt_file ]]; then
 			error "Failed to run so-elastic-fleet-setup"
 			fail_setup
 		fi
-		checkin_at_boot
+		mark_setup_complete
 		set_initial_firewall_access
         initialize_elasticsearch_indices "so-case so-casehistory so-assistant-session so-assistant-chat"
 		# run a final highstate before enabling scheduled highstates.