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The name of the Everyone group in non-english OSs

We have an issue with the way we are creating a Mutex. The problem line is: 

MutexAccessRule rule = new MutexAccessRule("Everyone", MutexRights.FullControl, AccessControlType.Allow);

The hardcoded "Everyone" string only works on English OSes, how do we change this line so it works in all languages?

Solution

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    This code solves this problem: 

      SecurityIdentifier sid = new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.WorldSid, null);
  MutexAccessRule rule = new MutexAccessRule(sid, MutexRights.FullControl, AccessControlType.Allow);

    VB:

    Dim sid As System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier = New System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier(System.Security.Principal.WellKnownSidType.WorldSid, Nothing)
Dim rule As System.Security.AccessControl.MutexAccessRule = New System.Security.AccessControl.MutexAccessRule(sid, System.Security.AccessControl.MutexRights.FullControl, System.Security.AccessControl.AccessControlType.Allow)