--- orig/check_mk_agent	2012-12-28 11:41:32.000000000 +0100
+++ patched/check_mk_agent	2012-12-28 11:42:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 
 export MK_LIBDIR="/usr/lib/check_mk_agent"
 export MK_CONFDIR="/etc/check_mk"
+export MK_CACHEDIR="/var/cache/check_mk"
+
+if [ ! -d "$MK_CACHEDIR" ]
+then
+    mkdir -p "$MK_CACHEDIR"
+fi
 
 # Make sure, locally installed binaries are found
 PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
@@ -186,7 +192,7 @@
 if which ipmitool >/dev/null 
 then
     echo '<<<ipmi>>>'
-    IPMI_FILE=$MK_CONFDIR/ipmitool_sensors.cache
+    IPMI_FILE=$MK_CACHEDIR/ipmitool_sensors.cache
 
     # Do not use cache file after 20 minutes
     IPMI_MAXAGE=1200