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Werk #2660: fixed windows agent using the wrong working directory

Component Checks & agents
Title fixed windows agent using the wrong working directory
Date Oct 16, 2015
Level Prominent Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.7i4 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.2.8b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The windows agent in the recent releases, when started as a service fell back to using the current working directory when started as a service. For a service this is c:/windows/system32

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