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Werk #7487: mk_logwatch: Consider 'Do not deploy' in bakery

Component Checks & agents
Title mk_logwatch: Consider 'Do not deploy' in bakery
Date Jun 14, 2019
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Incompatible - Manual interaction might be required
Checkmk versions & editions
2.0.0i1 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.6.0b2 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

When setting up a logwatch rule in the agent bakery, you can choose 'Do not deploy the Logwatch plugin'. This option has not been effective so far.

Now, when creating the logwatch sections, all configured sections in the hierarchy used, until a 'Do not deploy the Logwatch plugin' or 'Deploy the Logwatch plugin without configuration' rule is met, at which point all sections defined upwards in the folder hierarchy are ignored.

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