mysql_grants.present crashes with TypeError traceback

[Paul Kramme]

In the current Ubuntu Bionic Salt Version 2017.7.4 "mysql_grants.present" state crashes with a TypeError traceback. This issue was accepted and fixed by upstream for the next version (2018.3.4):

Issue: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/45026
Merge Request: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/50823/files
Commit: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/ec8e116f7e368a28790fc20dfe03eda7fc28e4e6

Unfortunaltely, the fix is based on the helper function salt.utils.data.decode() which is not available in Bionic's version. There is another fix for this issue, which will make the state usable, which was suggested by one GitHub user:

https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/45026#issuecomment-439083704

Can Bionic's Salt Version get patched, so that the "mysql_grants.present" state is useable?

Thank you very much.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.