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MQ Explorer workspace location

  • 1.  MQ Explorer workspace location

    IBM Champion
    Posted Wed January 04, 2023 12:50 PM
    Hello,

    I am configuring a VM with MQ EXplorer, to access a set of Queue Managers. There will be several (non-simultaneous) users of this VM.
    The MQ Explorer settings (Queue Manager name, IP, port, ...) are stored in C:\Users\<user>\IBM\WebSphereMQ\workspace\..., so linked to the VM user.
    I'm looking for a solution to make MQ Explorer (and its settings) accessible to all users of this VM.

    Any idea ?
    Thank you.

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    Luc-Michel Demey
    DEMEY CONSULTING
    lmd@demey-consulting.fr
    #IBMChampion
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  • 2.  RE: MQ Explorer workspace location

    IBM Champion
    Posted Mon January 09, 2023 06:42 AM
    After many tests, I found a solution:
    You have to move the C:\Users\<user_name> folder, for example to C:\MQSettings
    If MQExplorer is installed in C:\MQExplorer, you must then edit the file C:\MQExplorer\configuration\config.ini, and replace the line
    osgi.instance.area=@user.home/IBM/WebSphereMQ/workspace
    with
    osgi.instance.area=C\:/MQSettings/IBM/WebSphereMQ/workspace
    On restart, MQ Explorer will fetch its configuration in C:\MQSettings and not in C:\Users\<user_name>, so all users will have access to the configuration.
    Of course, you should not store passwords in the MQ Explorer configuration!

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    Luc-Michel Demey
    DEMEY CONSULTING
    lmd@demey-consulting.fr
    #IBMChampion
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