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Reboot grain for Linux

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Related / depedency for being able to reboot systems within Enterprise SecOps.

Describe the solution you'd like
Reboot grains for supported Linux distros in the same flavor of Windows reboot grain today.

Describe alternatives you've considered
...

Additional context
Being able to reboot a system after remediation is critical so that patches/updates take effect.

Please Note
If this feature request would be considered a substantial change or addition, this should go through a SEP process here https://github.com/saltstack/salt-enhancement-proposals, instead of a feature request.

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Research direction

Start by locating Salt's existing Windows reboot grain and the grain entry points for supported Linux distributions. Compare the requested Linux behavior with the Windows grain and determine the distro coverage and tests needed; done means Linux systems expose equivalent reboot information after the change.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux, python
Domain
devops, infrastructure, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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