Re: Why Does Relocate require Repository Credentials?

Paul Guantonio wrote:
> When I started to do a relocate I was asked for the credentials for the repository server. This
> concerned me because I had no intention to do anything on the repository server.
>
> Am I correct that all Relocate is trying to do is verify that the new repository location points to
> the very same repository as the old location?

Yes, the relocate contacts the repository to verify the that the new
location has the same repository uuid. And it does some other checks too
which require contacting the repository. But those are all read
accesses, no write access. So the repository won't get modified, nothing
to worry about.

> If I am correct it seems to me that it would be helpful to add a note to the help file noting that
> Relocate checks to be sure that the new and old location are in fact the very same repository so
> needs to access the repository using the new location, requesting credentials if required for access.

Not sure if that's necessary. I mean we don't mention repository access
for other commands either.

Stefan

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