2.2.9 Directory Service Pathname

This specification uses directory service pathnames to refer to directory objects. Each MSMQ object type, as specified in section 2.2.8, has a particular format for pathnames or cannot be referenced by pathname. Object types that cannot be referenced by pathname can be referenced by GUID instead.

Directory Object Type

Directory Service Pathname format

MQDS_QUEUE

The path of a public queue as described in [MS-MQMQ] section 2.1.1.

MQDS_MACHINE

A Unicode string.

MQDS_SITE

A Unicode string.

MQDS_DELETEDOBJECT

Deleted objects are not referenced by pathname.

MQDS_CN

A Unicode string.

MQDS_ENTERPRISE

A Unicode string.

MQDS_USER

User objects are not referenced by pathname.

MQDS_ROUTINGLINK

Routing link objects are not referenced by pathname.