Try logging in as the clearcase_albd user. He can usually do anything!
On Friday, September 29, 2000 5:03 PM, Gunnar Piotraszewski [SMTP:gpiotraszewski@dttus.com wrote:
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> HELP!!!!
>
> One of our VOBs (Test_aad.vbs) used to be linked to an Admin VOB that
> no longer exist. When the Admin VOB was removed, the Test_aad VOB was
> locked. Now, we can't break the link to the Admin VOB because it is
> locked (no write operations allowed), and we cannot unlock the VOB
> because it cannot find the Admin VOB (can't locate the VOB ID the
> Admin VOB had; hence unable to search for process guards????). We DO
> NOT have any backups for the Admin VOB, so a restore is out of the
> question. Any suggestions?
>
> Here is some output that may help you help me (we have only one domain
> in our environment, and I was logged in as the owner of the VOB and
> member of the ClearCase group):
>
>
> C:\>ct describe vob:\Test_aad
> versioned object base "\Test_aad" (locked)
> created 10-Jul-00.09:54:23 by CCVOBOwnerSCM.CCUsers@dt3whccase
> "Architecture, Analysis and Design artifacts for LightYearWeb"
> VOB family feature level: 2
> VOB storage host:pathname
> "gunnernt4s:D:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\test_aad.vbs"
> VOB storage global pathname "D:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\test_aad.vbs"
> database schema version: 54
> VOB ownership:
> owner TAXTECH\CCVOBOwnerSCM
> group TAXTECH\CCUsers
> Attributes:
> FeatureLevel = 2
> Hyperlinks:
> AdminVOB -> <object not available>
>
> C:\>ct unlock vob:\Test_aad
> cleartool: Error: Unable to find replica in registry for VOB with
> object ID:"d5c506c0.43ef11d4.abf1.00:10:5a:5f:e1:11"
> cleartool: Error: Unable to locate versioned object base with object
> id: "d5c506c0.43ef11d4.abf1.00:10:5a:5f:e1:11".
> cleartool: Error: Unable to search for process guards
> cleartool: Error: Unable to unlock versioned object base "\Test_aad".
>
> C:\>ct checkvob -hlink vob:\Test_aad
> Unable to determine if the following hyperlink is intact.
> AdminVOB@40@\Test_aad vob:\Test_aad -> <object not available>
> Delete it? [no] y
> cleartool: Error: Lock on VOB database "\Test_aad" prevents all write
> operations.
> cleartool: Error: Unable to remove hyperlink "AdminVOB@40@\Test_aad
> vob:\Test_aad -> <object not available>".
>
> C:\>ct checkvob -hlink -fix -force vob:\Test_aad
> cleartool: Error: Lock on VOB database "\Test_aad" prevents all write
> operations.
> cleartool: Error: Unable to remove hyperlink "AdminVOB@40@\Test_aad
> vob:\Test_aad -> <object not available>".
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> C:\>
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> I tried calling Technical Support today. The answer I received was
> "...well, you are SOL if I don't have a backup of the Admin VOB."
>
> Thank you very much in advanced for any help you can provide.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gunnar Piotraszewski
> Deloitte & Touche
> 21550 Oxnard St., Suite 1100
> Woodland Hills, CA 91367-7106
> Ph: 818.316.2603
> Fx: 818.316.2410
> gpiotraszewski@dttus.com
> www.corptax.com
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