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Running IBM MQ Container Image with Custom Configuration and Creating JMS JNDI Bindings
3 min readMay 14, 2021
Recently I need to test some J2EE integration work on IBM MQ. Since it is for testing purposes I run it as a container instead of the full-blown VM.
Preparing a custom QMSC file
Other than the default MQ settings, I need to use my custom queue definition and security controls. In the MQ container, this is achieved by defining a custom MQSC file and put it into the specific /etc/mqm directory.
Create the following file 80-my-test.mqsc
define listener(LISTENER) trptype(tcp) control(qmgr) port(1414) replace
start listener(LISTENER)define authinfo(my.authinfo) authtype(idpwos) chckclnt(reqdadm) chcklocl(optional) adoptctx(yes) replace
alter qmgr connauth(my.authinfo)
refresh security(*) type(connauth)def chl(SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN) chltype(SVRCONN) replaceset chlauth('*') type(addressmap) address('*') usersrc(noaccess) descr('back-stop rule - blocks everyone') action(replace)set chlauth(SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN) type(blockuser) userlist('nobody') descr('block access for admin channel') action(replace)set chlauth(SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN) type(usermap) clntuser('admin') usersrc(channel) descr('allows admin user to connect via admin channel') action(replace)set chlauth(SYSTEM.ADMIN.SVRCONN) type(usermap) clntuser('admin')…
