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Werk #16587: tags: Prevent builtin auxiliary tags and host tag groups override

Component Setup
Title tags: Prevent builtin auxiliary tags and host tag groups override
Date Apr 9, 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
2.3.0b5 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Before this Werk it was possible to create auxiliary tags with the same name as a host tag group and vice versa. This Werk adds an additional check when creating such elements, both in WATO and in the REST API.

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