docs recommend wrong directory ProgramData for deployment of Active Directory Watch Daemon (adwatchd.exe)

[Buster-de]

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Describe the issue

https://github.com/ubuntu/adsys contains:

After a successful installation, the adwatchd.exe executable will be available in the /usr/share/adsys/windows directory. We suggest you deploy this executable to a persistent directory of your choosing on the AD Domain Controller, such as C:\ProgramData\Ubuntu\adsys\.

ProgramData should only contain data, not executables.

"ProgramData" should be "Program Files", see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/customize/desktop/unattend/microsoft-windows-shell-setup-folderlocations-programdata

Configuration file can be located in ProgramData, if adwatchd.exe does not only support reading current directory.

Steps to reproduce it

read https://canonical-adsys.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/how-to/set-up-adwatchd/ and compare with Microsoft's recommendation

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[jibel]

Thanks for reporting this issue. The doc will be updated accordingly.