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Werk #3117: windows agent: fixed installer may fail to re-start service on update

Component Checks & agents
Title windows agent: fixed installer may fail to re-start service on update
Date Apr 8, 2016
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.4.0i1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.2.8b10 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

When updating the agent (i.e. through the auto updater) there was only a fairly short timeout for the agent-service to stop. If the agent failed to stop in time (i.e. because of a long-running plugin) the agent was still installed but the service wasn't started afterwards. This has now been fixed by enforcing an unlimited wait when the service is being shut down.

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