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Werk #13482: Systemd unit 'check_mk_agent-async' waits for network.target

Component Checks & agents
Title Systemd unit 'check_mk_agent-async' waits for network.target
Date Jan 12, 2022
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.1.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0p19 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Sometimes after a reboot the asynchronous Checkmk agent systemd service will immediately try to contact the server in order to download (or look for) an agent update. To avoid spamming the system log, we wait for the network target to be up.

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