Werk #14792: Enable pip install of packages as site user

Component

Site management

Title

Enable pip install of packages as site user

Date

Dec 16, 2022

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.2.0b1	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.1.0p21	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0p34	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

In case you want to install python packages with pip as a site user, which needs to be compiled from source, this should now be possible.

One use case for this would be the installation of ibm_db which is needed for the active check "check_sql":

python3 -m pip -vvv install --user ibm_db