How to Enable DTC Security Properties in Powershell?

Question

I am looking for a powershell script to enable the following settings:
(Windows Server 2008)
1. From Component Services-> Computers -> My Computer -> Distributed Transaction Coordinator -> Local DTC -> Properties -> Security tab
"Network DTC Access" - Enable
"Allow Remote Clients" - Enable
"Allow Remote Administration" - Enable
Under Transaction Manager Communication,
"Allow Inbound" - Enable
"Allow Outbound" - Enable
No Authentication Required
Enable XA Transactions - Enable
I have been searching for a way to do this in powershell but couldn't find anything. Is there a cmdlet or in WMI to perform this?
Yih

Answer 1

Hi
I got the solution for this.Before that i like to explain how i approached. Basically,we can access COM+ Configuration data(whatever we see under Component Services) through Component Services Snap-in or COMAdmin object.
So, I started Procmon.exe simultanesouly while navigating Component Services-> Computers -> My Computer -> Distributed Transaction
Coordinator -> Local DTC -> Properties -> Security tab .
i did see where the value get changed in registry.Please read below link to know more about regkey.
Note :registry is provider in powershell,we should use it.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc753620(WS.10).aspx
I'm using this as solution for now in my powershell script.
$MSDTCobj= Get-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\MSDTC\Security
it enlist all the properties that we are interested in i.e.(NetworkDtcAccess ,NetworkDtcAccessAdmin,NetworkDtcAccessClients,NetworkDtcAccessTransactions,NetworkDtcAccessTip )
SET it to 1 TO ENABLE and 0 TO DISABLE.
I hope above solution will help you for your tasks. :)
about 2 nd option,still i'm looking COMAdmin.dll. will get back to you .
Thanks,
Vikram
(Remember :-There is always other way to solve problem,don't give up)