Change the user name associated with the IBM MQ service
We can change the user name associated with the IBM MQ service by creating a new account and entering its details using the Prepare IBM MQ Wizard.
About this task
When you install IBM MQ and run the Prepare IBM MQ Wizard for the first time, it creates a local user account for the service called MUSR_MQADMIN. For subsequent installations, the Prepare IBM MQ Wizard creates a user account named MUSR_MQADMINx, where x is the next available number representing a user ID that does not exist.
We might need to change the user name associated with the IBM MQ service from MUSR_MQADMIN or MUSR_MQADMINx to something else. For example, you might need to do this if your queue manager is associated with Db2, which does not accept user names of more than 8 characters.
Procedure
- Create a new user account (for example NEW_NAME )
- Use the Prepare IBM MQ Wizard to enter the details of the new user account.
Parent topic: Local and domain user accounts for the IBM MQ Windows service
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