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Werk #14078: Fix deletion of users with none-ASCII characters in distributed setups with configuration replication

Component User interface
Title Fix deletion of users with none-ASCII characters in distributed setups with configuration replication
Date May 20, 2022
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.2.0b1 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.1.0p1 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0p25 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

In distributed setups with configuration replication, deleting a user with none-ASCII characters in its username led to a crash upon attempting to activate the change: cmk.gui.exceptions.MKUserError: The given text must only contain ASCII characters.

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