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Changing the name of the original creator of an element

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote explains why you cannot change the original creation owner of an IBM® Rational® ClearCase® element.

Cause

Scenario:

Elements were created by Jane Doe (username jdoe).

Example:


M:\dynamic_view\test_vob>cleartool describe Foo.doc
version "Foo.doc@@\main\4"
  created 24-Jan-07.08:17:54 by jdoe.clearuser@HOST
  Element Protection:
    User : DOM\jdoe : r--
    Group: DOM\clearuser : r--
    Other:          : r--
  element type: ms_word
  predecessor version: \main\3

Jane Doe changes her last name to Derry (new user name is jderry).

The element protections can be changed using the cleartool protect command.

Example:


M:\dynamic_view\test_vob>cleartool protect -chown jderry Foo.doc
Changed protection on "Foo.doc".

M:\dynamic_view\test_vob>cleartool describe Foo.doc
version "Foo.doc@@\main\4"
  created 24-Jan-07.08:17:54 by jdoe.clearuser@HOST
  Element Protection:
    User : DOM\jderry : r--
    Group: DOM\clearuser : r--
    Other:          : r--
  element type: ms_word
  predecessor version: \main\3

However, the name associated with the element creation is still Jane Joe (jdoe).

How can this name be changed?

Resolving The Problem

The history of the original creator cannot be changed as it is stored in the VOB database as a non-modifieable entry.

There is no command that can be run to change the original creator of the element in a VOB.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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