MQSeries.net :: View topic - Windows 2003 Server SP1

warrenpage · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:22 pm Post subject:

Just posting the solution we found for a problem accessing Queue Managers via MQExplorer from a Windows domain account running on Windows 2003 SP1. All was fine until SP1 was applied and then we were no longer able to administer QMs with domain accounts (in Domain mqm) - we could only administer them with local accounts in the mqm group. We didnt want our QMs running as a domain account but as local MUSR_MQADMIN. We found all was ok if MQ was installed under SP1 or SP2 but when upgrading to SP1 things stopped working. There are several topics about problems such as this but finding the solution was a pain in the backside - so hope this helps others.

1. Stop all MQ services and kill any left over processes

2. From command line run

amqmsrvn -user dddddd\xxxxxx -password xxxxxxx

where user/password is your domain account (in Domain mqm)

3. Start MQ services

4. Should be able to see MQexplorer now - but we donâ€™t want to run with your domain account so

5. Stop all MQ services and kill any left over processes

6. Reset the password for user MUSR_MQADMIN (doesnâ€™t matter to what - but something safe)

7. From command line run

amqmsrvn -user MUSR_MQADMIN -password (what you entered above when you reset the password)

8. Start MQ services

9. Should be able to see QMs in MQ Explorer now

The amqmsrvn command does the same as changing the identity under the dcomcfg but for some reason changing it from the dcomcfg screen doesnâ€™t seem to change everything that needs to changed behind the scenes as you continue to get errors doing it that way.