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Create UCM component: “Entry named <directory> already exists”

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to create an IBM Rational ClearCase UCM component result in error “cleartool: Error: Entry named "directory" already exists”.

Symptom

Creating a UCM component fails with.:


> cleartool mkcomp -root test_comp test_comp@<PVOB>
Processing subdirectory elements...
Done processing subdirectory elements.
cleartool: Error: Entry named "test_comp" already exists.
cleartool: Error: Cannot catalogue root directory in VOB root
cleartool: Error: Unable to create component.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"UCM: Component","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF010","label":"HP-UX"},{"code":"PF016","label":"Linux"},{"code":"PF027","label":"Solaris"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.0;8.0.1;9.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"UCM: Component","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB77","label":"Automation Platform"}}]

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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