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etcd backup fails with "error: the following arguments are required: cron_job_name"

Problem

etcd backup fails with below error:

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2023-01-31T14:44:56.527768654Z stderr F etcd-backup-cleaner.py: error: the following arguments are required: cron_job_name
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Environment

Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - 5.6

Cause

$cronjobname argument was not needed before v1.22.

Resolution

As a workaround remove $cronjobname argument.

Additional Information

This issue has been discussed internally with engineering team and fixed with kubernetes version 1.23.

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