Event ID 2156 — Message Queuing Mapping Operation

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Applies To: Windows Server 2008

Message Queuing uses mapping files to redirect messages to the proper queue.

Event Details

Product: Windows Operating System
ID: 2156
Source: MSMQ
Version: 6.0
Symbolic Name: QUEUE_ALIAS_WIN32_FILE_ERROR
Message: The mapping file %3 was ignored. Its content cannot be read. Error %1: %2

Resolve

Contact Microsoft

If you continue to receive this error, note any details in the event message, and then contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support (CSS). For information about how to contact CSS, see Enterprise Support (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=52267).

Verify

Verify that the MSMQ Service is installed and running. Also, verify the presence of the mapping directory.

To perform these procedures, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To verify that the MSMQ Service is installed and running:

  1. Open the Services snap-in. To open Services, click Start. In the search box, type services.msc, and then press ENTER.
  2. Locate the Message Queuing service, and then confirm that the value in the Status column is Started.

Also, confirm that the %windir%\System32\msmq\Mapping directory is present.

Message Queuing Mapping Operation

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