ERROR sequence item 0 expected str instance bytes found

An error of "sequence item 0: expected str instance, bytes found" while running the agent updater.

LAST TESTED ON CHECKMK 2.2.0P1

Problem

For some reason, the agent updater is failing when trying to execute:

root@dockerhost:~# cmk-update-agent -V
sequence item 0: expected str instance, bytes found
See syslog or Logfile at /var/lib/check_mk_agent/cmk-update-agent.log for details.

Solution

Delete the state file

root@linux~# rm  /etc/cmk-update-agent.state

.

Switch to the site user.
```
root@linux~# su mysite
```
.

Register the agent again.

OMD[mysite]:~$ cmk-update-agent register

ERROR sequence item 0 expected str instance bytes found

Problem

Solution

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