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Werk #22961: File descriptor leak after errors

Component Event Console
Title File descriptor leak after errors
Date Nov 2, 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

Each time the event server of the Event Console restarted after an error, it leaked a file descriptor of the event pipe, so recurring errors could use them all up. It also dropped its client connections and partly received messages.

Now it keeps the event pipe, the client connections and such messages across restarts.

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