[jdk21u-dev] RFR: 8339769: Incorrect error message during startup if working directory does not exist

[Goetz Lindenmaier]

I backport this for parity with 21.0.8-oracle.

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Commit messages:
 - Backport 65b9abaa29eb9fe801b650ce787d98c31770a5dc

Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/1780/files
  Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk21u-dev&pr=1780&range=00
  Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8339769
  Stats: 7 lines in 1 file changed: 3 ins; 0 del; 4 mod
  Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/1780.diff
  Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev.git pull/1780/head:pull/1780

PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk21u-dev/pull/1780