Werk #14548: mk_logwatch: Make agent plugin executable under Python 2

Component

Agent bakery

Title

mk_logwatch: Make agent plugin executable under Python 2

Date

Aug 1, 2022

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.2.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.1.0p10	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Werk 14451 introduced a regression which made the logwatch agent plugin crash under Python 2. The "Check_MK" service of affected hosts reported "Missing monitoring data for plugins: logwatch". The error message thrown by the plugin when executed directly on the host read

Traceback (most recent call last):
  ...
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ...

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