Werk #17997: Fix automation user losing password hash

Name: checkmk
Rating: 4.7 (114 reviews)

Component

Setup

Title

Fix automation user losing password hash

Date

Jul 2, 2025

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.5.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.4.0p7	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

When editing an automation user and storing it again without setting a new automation secret caused Checkmk to "forget" the password hash. Therefore this automation user is then no longer able to login.

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