Set message queue rights on remote computer with PowerShell

[oynaz]

SOLVED: see post #1 by KB

Hi guys,

The software I am supporting needs rights set on message queues on different computers. It is a hassle to set up manually, and errors tend to creep in, so I decided to write (well, copy/paste mostly) a PowerShell script. I works fine if used on a local machine, for instance:

write-host "Message queue set rights"

Write-Host "... load the .NET Messaging assembly"
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Messaging")

$q = New-Object System.Messaging.MessageQueue ".\private$\documenteventhandler"

Write-Host "... check the queue "
Write-Host "    Count: "$q.GetAllMessages().length  -ForegroundColor gray

$q.SetPermissions("Domain Users",
      [System.Messaging.MessageQueueAccessRights]::FullControl,            
      [System.Messaging.AccessControlEntryType]::Set)

However, I want to be able to use the script to set rights on remote copmuters. According to MSDN, system.messaging,messagequeue support a MachineName property, but I cannot figure out how to make it work. I tried, the following, but no luck:

write-host "Message queue set rights"

Write-Host "... load the .NET Messaging assembly"
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Messaging")

$q = New-Object System.Messaging.MessageQueue ".\private$\documentserviceeventhandler"

Write-Host "... check the queue "
Write-Host "    Count: "$q.GetAllMessages().length  -ForegroundColor gray

$q.SetPermissions("Domain Users",
      [System.Messaging.MessageQueue.MachineName]::testmachine, 
      [System.Messaging.MessageQueueAccessRights]::FullControl,            
      [System.Messaging.AccessControlEntryType]::Set)

Can someone help me?

 

[KB]

Looking at the 4 different SetPermissions functions of the System.Messaging.MessageQueue class I don't see one that alows you to enter a machinename:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.messaging.messagequeue(v=vs.110).aspx


BUt it does look like the object contructor does let you do this:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ch1d814t(v=vs.110).aspx

So your constructor code would change to:


$q = New-Object System.Messaging.MessageQueue "COMPUTERNAME\private$\documentserviceeventhandler"

 

[oynaz]

Ah, yes. Will try that. Thank you.

 

[oynaz]

That was it 🙂