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Werk #16378: Checkmk Linux agent: ignore *.dpkg-tmp files in plugin folder

Component Checks & agents
Title Checkmk Linux agent: ignore *.dpkg-tmp files in plugin folder
Date Feb 20, 2024
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.4.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.3.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.2.0p23 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.1.0p40 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The Checkmk agents for Linux, Solaris, AIX, OpenWrt and FreeBSD now ignore *.dpkg-tmp files in the plugins folder.

They previously executed them inadvertedly as plugins. This mostly fails silently (or even succeedes), but sometimes it is reported by the "Check_MK Agent" service.

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