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[arch-announce] zabbix >= 7.4.1-2 may requires manual intervention
by Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Robin Candau 04 Aug '25

04 Aug '25

Starting with `7.4.1-2`, the following Zabbix system user accounts (previously shipped by their related packages) will no longer be used. Instead, all Zabbix components will now rely on a shared `zabbix` user account (as originally [intended by upstream](https://www.zabbix.com/documentation/current/en/manual/installati… and done by other distributions): - zabbix-server - zabbix-proxy - zabbix-agent *(also used by the `zabbix-agent2` package)* - zabbix-web-service This shared `zabbix` user account is provided by the newly introduced `zabbix-common` *split* package, which is now a dependency for all relevant `zabbix-*` packages. The switch to the new user account is handled automatically for the corresponding main configuration files and `systemd` service units. However, **manual intervention may be required** if you created custom files or configurations referencing to and / or being owned by the above deprecated users accounts, for example: - `PSK` files used for encrypted communication - Custom scripts for metrics collections or report generations - `sudoers` rules for metrics requiring elevated privileges to be collected - ... Those should therefore be updated to refer to and / or be owned by the new `zabbix` user account, otherwise some services or user parameters may fail to work properly, or not at all. Once migrated, you may [remove the obsolete user accounts from your system](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Users_and_groups#Other_examples_of…. URL: https://archlinux.org/news/zabbix-741-2-may-requires-manual-intervention/

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