[Bug]: LocalClient ignores returns in syndic-hierarchy
Author: d-aqaqjCreated Aug 4, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026
Labelsbugneeds-triage
What happened?
When running an execution module via the LocalClient, minions returns below some syndics are completely ignored.
cmd_iter and cmd_batch stop after syndic0 returns syndic1 and syndic2 are ignored despite return-events being sent to the eventbus setting higher timeout-values does nothing expect_minions:True does nothing either
cmd_async and get_cache_returns will show all returns as long as the wait time between the two commands is long enough
-> saltutil.cmd uses the LocalClient with cmd_iter per default or cmd_batch if batch is set and will also ignore returns
Type of salt install
Official deb
Major version
3006.x
What supported OS are you seeing the problem on? Can select multiple. (If bug appears on an unsupported OS, please open a GitHub Discussion instead)
ubuntu-24.04, ubuntu-22.04
salt --versions-report output
Master-of-Masters
Salt Version:
Salt: 3006.27
Python Version:
Python: 3.11.15 (main, Jun 29 2026, 22:21:49) [GCC 11.2.0]
Dependency Versions:
cffi: 2.0.0
cherrypy: 18.10.0
cryptography: 47.0.0
dateutil: 2.9.0.post0
docker-py: Not Installed
gitdb: 4.0.12
gitpython: 3.1.50
Jinja2: 3.1.6
libgit2: Not Installed
looseversion: 1.3.0
M2Crypto: Not Installed
Mako: Not Installed
msgpack: 1.1.2
msgpack-pure: Not Installed
mysql-python: Not Installed
packaging: 24.0
pycparser: 3.00
pycrypto: Not Installed
pycryptodome: 3.23.0
pygit2: Not Installed
python-gnupg: 0.5.6
PyYAML: 6.0.3
PyZMQ: 27.1.0
relenv: 0.22.16
smmap: 5.0.2
timelib: 0.3.0
Tornado: 6.5.5
ZMQ: 4.3.5
System Versions:
dist: ubuntu 22.04.5 jammy
locale: utf-8
machine: x86_64
release: 5.15.0-186-generic
system: Linux
version: Ubuntu 22.04.5 jammy
Syndics:
Salt Version:
Salt: 3006.27
Python Version:
Python: 3.11.15 (main, Jun 29 2026, 22:21:49) [GCC 11.2.0]
Dependency Versions:
cffi: 2.0.0
cherrypy: 18.10.0
cryptography: 47.0.0
dateutil: 2.9.0.post0
docker-py: Not Installed
gitdb: 4.0.12
gitpython: 3.1.50
Jinja2: 3.1.6
libgit2: Not Installed
looseversion: 1.3.0
M2Crypto: Not Installed
Mako: Not Installed
msgpack: 1.1.2
msgpack-pure: Not Installed
mysql-python: Not Installed
packaging: 24.0
pycparser: 3.00
pycrypto: Not Installed
pycryptodome: 3.23.0
pygit2: Not Installed
python-gnupg: 0.5.6
PyYAML: 6.0.3
PyZMQ: 27.1.0
relenv: 0.22.16
smmap: 5.0.2
timelib: 0.3.0
Tornado: 6.5.5
ZMQ: 4.3.5
System Versions:
dist: ubuntu 24.04.4 noble
locale: utf-8
machine: x86_64
release: 6.8.0-136-generic
system: Linux
version: Ubuntu 24.04.4 nobleSource: saltstack/salt