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Hello,

I want to rename a client but I still have an error that I cant' explain.

Things I've done :

- keeping the actuel clientid
- deleting all client instances with the NMC
- shutting down NW
- renaming the /nsr/index/actual_name to /nsr/index/new_name
- starting NW
- creating a new client instance with the previously clientid saved

At this point, I issue an error like the following terms :

new_name already exists with another clientid (which is displayed), rename it first or use the given clientid (the one displayed).

The only way to success is to give this 'new' clientid.

I don't know where NW found this clientid (file under the /nsr/index/clientname directory ?)

I've checked the clients resources with nsradmin to display all clientid but no way.

I've also checked the media database with mminfo to get all clientid, but no way, too.

It looks like an index crossing of something like that...

Can someone explain me where NW finds this clientid, and how can I bypass this $*%£%# error message ?

Thanks in advance.

Denis


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Hello Denis,

I found a number of suggestions by googling...

http://www.google.com/search?q=renaming+a+networker+client&rls=com.microsoft:*&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

What version of NWR are we talking about?

I hope your day gets better.

Semper fidelis et paratus, /ALE

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Subject: [Networker] Client renaming problems

Hello,

I want to rename a client but I still have an error that I cant' explain.

Things I've done :

- keeping the actuel clientid
- deleting all client instances with the NMC
- shutting down NW
- renaming the /nsr/index/actual_name to /nsr/index/new_name
- starting NW
- creating a new client instance with the previously clientid saved

At this point, I issue an error like the following terms :

new_name already exists with another clientid (which is displayed), rename it first or use the given clientid (the one displayed).

The only way to success is to give this 'new' clientid.

I don't know where NW found this clientid (file under the /nsr/index/clientname directory ?)

I've checked the clients resources with nsradmin to display all clientid but no way.

I've also checked the media database with mminfo to get all clientid, but no way, too.

It looks like an index crossing of something like that...

Can someone explain me where NW finds this clientid, and how can I bypass this $*%£%# error message ?

Thanks in advance.

Denis


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Hi Denis,

could you check if "new_name" is/was already used as alias or client name?

Regards,
Edo

Hi Denis,

The right way to do this is as follows.:

Say we got a client called foo (id=aaa). This is the one we want to recreate.

If you get the error message "new_name already exists with another clientid", this means that there is still a reference to it in NW's internal databases. The way to go around it is to create a new client with another name and then give that one the old client id from foo(AAA). Then we delete the new client and recreate foo with its original name and client id and now it works.

1. Remove client foo (id=aaa).
2. create client bar with id=aaa. This will ask you to confirm that you want to reassociate the client id aaa with another client.
3. remove client bar.
4. recreate foo with id=aaa.

And you're done.

/tony