[SUREFIRE-1475] PpidChecker.windows() assumes wmic is on the path

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.20.1
• Fix Version/s: 2.21.0
• Component/s: process forking
• Environment: Windows
• Assignee: Tibor Digana
• Reporter: Anders Wallgren
• Created: 10/Feb/18 00:33
• Updated: 07/Mar/20 03:32
• Resolved: 03/Mar/18 08:39

Description

 
PpidChecker.windows() assumes that the wmic executable is on the path, which isn't always the case.

A better approach would probably be to use %SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem\wmic.

 

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #174
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #174