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Werk #4782: Prevent deletion of parent host

Component Setup
Title Prevent deletion of parent host
Date Jun 12, 2017
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.5.0i1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.4.0p7 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

If you want to delete hosts which have parents, an error is raised and the deletion of these hosts won't be executed. Either you have to resolve the parent-child relationships or all related hosts are chosen.

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