Werk #11796: mk_logwatch: fix "cannotopen" message for a large number of files

Component

Checks & agents

Title

mk_logwatch: fix "cannotopen" message for a large number of files

Date

Apr 7, 2021

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.1.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.0.0p2	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.6.0p23	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

When logwatch was configured to monitor a large number of files messages like "[[[file_name:cannotopen]]]" may appear in the output of the plugin for all files above a certain threshold. This error was caused by a file handle leak and is fixed with this werk.

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