How to get the IdentityReference for "Everyone" to create MutexAccessRule on localized systems?
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I'd like to use the code as in this question or this question to create a system wide Mutex.
This works fine on most systems, but on a German XP installation I get the error that "Some or all identity references could not be translated". The problem is that the group "Everyone" is called "Alle" on this system.

So how do I get the correct IdentityReference to create a MutexAccessRule for "Everone" or "Users" on all systems independent of the OS language?

Indistinct answered 6/1, 2011 at 12:2 Comment(1)
possible duplicate of Localized group namePippo
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Just found the solution by continuing searching. See the answer to this question here:

new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.WorldSid, null)

This can be used rather than "Everyone".

Can someone mark this question here as duplicate if found correct?

Indistinct answered 6/1, 2011 at 12:18 Comment(1)
Namespace is System.Security.PrincipalDistill

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