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Werk #15201: Remove ps output width limitation for several Checkmk agents

Component Checks & agents
Title Remove ps output width limitation for several Checkmk agents
Date Jan 17, 2023
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
2.1.0p20 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0p33 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Currently the width of the output of the ps command for several Checkmk agents is limited to 10000 characters, causing pattern matching to fail for longer processes. The width is now no longer limited for the agents for the following operating systems:

  • Linux
  • FreeBSD
  • NetBSD
  • OpenBSD

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