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Werk #2047: Allow overriding existing WATO rules by own files in local/ hierarchy

Component Setup
Title Allow overriding existing WATO rules by own files in local/ hierarchy
Date Mar 6, 2015
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.7i1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

If you would define your own version of a check parameter rule set in a file in local/share/check_mk/web/plugin/wato/myfile.py, then the rule would appear twice in the rule search. This has been fixed. You can now safely override rules in your own extensions.

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