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Werk #5459: Disallow group-related wait objects, avoiding crashes

Component Livestatus
Title Disallow group-related wait objects, avoiding crashes
Date Nov 14, 2017
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.5.0i1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Using wait objects on some tables (hostsbygroup, servicesbygroup, servicesbyhostgroup) doesn't really make sense: Hosts and services can be part of many groups, so we would have to conjure up a random group out of thin air. Consequently, we forbid wait objects on these tables now. Previously, the monitoring core crashed when we would try to wait on such an object, anyway.

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