Removing explicit mastership of a branch

A branch can have default or explicit mastership. You can use the chmaster –default command to return mastership of a branch to the replica that masters the branch type.

About this task

As described in Default and explicit branch mastership, a branch can have default or explicit mastership. After you follow the steps in Transferring mastership of a branch, the branch has explicit mastership. When you transfer mastership of a branch type to another replica, mastership is transferred for all branches with default mastership, but not for branches with explicit mastership.

Procedure

  1. At the replica that masters the branch, enter a chmaster –default command: 
    RAMOHALLI> multitool chmaster –default Makefile@@\main 
Changed mastership of branch "Makefile@@\main" to "default"
  2. Determine which replica masters the branch type: 
    RAMOHALLI> multitool describe –fmt "%n\t%[master]p\n" brtype:main 
main     boston_hub@\dev

    If your current replica masters the branch type, stop here. If another replica masters the branch type, continue with the subsequent steps.

  3. Export an update packet to the replica that masters the branch type: 
    RAMOHALLI> multitool syncreplica –export –fship boston_hub@\dev
Generating synchronization packet C:\Program 
Files\DevOps\ClearCase\var\shipping\ms_ship\outgoing\sync_bangalo
re_11-Dec-02.18.15.57_9476_1
- shipping order file is 
/opt/devops/clearcase/shipping/ms_ship/outgoing/sh_o_sync_bangalo
re_11-Dec-02.18.15.57_9476_1
Attempting to forward/deliver generated packets...
-- Forwarded/delivered packet 
/opt/devops/clearcase/shipping/ms_ship/outgoing/sync_bangalore_11
-Dec-02.18.15.57_9476_1
  4. At the replica that masters the branch type, import the packet:
    MINUTEMAN% multitool syncreplica –import –receive
Applied sync. packet 
/opt/devops/clearcase/shipping/ms_ship/incoming/sync_bangalore_11
-Dec-02.18.15.57_9476_1 to VOB /net/minuteman/vobstg/dev.vbs
  5. At the replica that masters the branch type, verify that the branch has default mastership: 
    MINUTEMAN% multitool describe Makefile@@/main
branch "Makefile@@/main"
  created 27-Aug-00.13:41:21 by Gail Smith (gail.user@boston20)
  branch type: main
  master replica: boston_hub@/vobs/dev (defaulted)

Results

The other form of the chmaster –default command applies to branches that are explicitly mastered by the replica that masters the branch type. To give these branches default mastership, enter a chmaster –default command and specify the branch type: 
MINUTEMAN% multitool chmaster –default brtype:main 
Changed mastership of branch type "main" to "default"