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 - [#5556](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pull/5556): Add TTL field to ping input.
 - [#5569](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pull/5569): Add hexadecimal string to integer conversion to converter processor.
 
+#### Bugfixes
+
+- [#5540](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/pull/5540): Fix open file error handling in file output.
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 ## v1.10.2 [unreleased]
 
 #### Bugfixes