Werk #22107: product_usage: Cron job should not write to STDOUT

Component

Reporting & availability

Title

product_usage: Cron job should not write to STDOUT

Date

Aug 28, 2026

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

3.0.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p13 Not yet released	Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The cmk-product-usage command is executed as a cron job. It wrote the collected usage data to STDOUT, which caused cron to send an email for every job.

With this change, the command no longer writes to STDOUT. Hence, administrator do not get spamed with mere informational emails.

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