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Werk #15830: Prevent Windows agent service crash in some cases

Component Checks & agents
Title Prevent Windows agent service crash in some cases
Date Jun 27, 2023
Level Prominent Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.3.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.2.0p5 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT

In some cases Windows may report non-valid path for a running process. This situation led to a crash of the Windows agent service. With this release, Windows agent is ignoring non-valid path, thus eliminating the problem.

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