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  1. Several ClearCase branch type owners have left the company and there domain ID (windows environment) got deleted.
    Should I use cleartool protect to change owner to CCadmin account or use vob_siddump/vob_sidwalk ?

  2. I Found below in vob_sidwalk manual:

    -u/nknown

    Map SIDs that cannot be resolved to an account in the domain.
    Any user SID that cannot be resolved is mapped to the SID of the VOB owner.
    Any group SID that cannot be resolved is mapped to the SID of the VOB's primary group.
    The mappings are written to the SID file.

If I have to use vob_siddump/vob_sidwalk, will -u resolve my problem ?

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I usually prefer a cleartool protect -chown to a vob_sidwalk/vob_siddump, because you don't have to dump/reload a full vob.
I use typically a combination of ct find -exec "cleartool protect -chown" comman, as shown in this IBM article.
For instance, I look for user NOBODY.

Note that with UCM, you need to change the ClearCase object and the ClearCase UCM object (for instance, the branch and the UCM stream owner.

I need to change only branch type owner ship and not any element.

Then cleartool protect is still the way to go, you just don't need a cleartool find.
You just need to list those brtype:

cleartool lstype -kind brtype -invob \myVob

See "how to find all the branch type created by one person in clearcase".

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  • This discussion is also relevant, and points out to `cleartool protect`: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=77777777-0000-0000-0000-000014057204 – VonC Jan 08 '14 at 13:39
  • 1. Can cleartool find command list all the branch with nobody as owner ? – maestromani Jan 08 '14 at 14:44
  • @maestromani yes, by default `cleartool find` select versions from all branches. You can limit it with a `-branch` – VonC Jan 08 '14 at 14:54
  • just in case any misunderstanding, I'm mentioning again. I need to change only branch type owner ship and not any element. – maestromani Jan 09 '14 at 08:05
  • @maestromani Ok, I have edited the answer to take into account brtype instead of elements in a branch. – VonC Jan 09 '14 at 08:09