def start(name):
    cmd = 'monit start {0}'.format(name)

    return not __salt__['cmd.retcode'](cmd, python_shell=False)
Check the minion cache to make sure that old minion data is cleared
dataset/ETHPy150Open saltstack/salt/salt/modules/monit.py/start--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open saltstack/salt/salt/key.py/RaetKey.check_minion_cache