Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Cannot checkout

When we get this error:
[gallinar@chablis] gallinar_cr31703_sun 698 > crtool co -nc Imakefile
cleartool: Error: Unable to access "/view/admin@@/vob/signalware/main/sw9/3/Master/main/sw9/eecn_902_sp4_nsignia/2/xua/main/sw9/4/m3ua/main/sw9/5/s7ip/main/sw9/2/src/main/sw9/eecn_902_sp4_nsignia/0/c7/main/sw9/eecn_902_sp4_nsignia/cr31703a/CHECKEDOUT.21177515/Imakefile//main/sw9/2": No such file or directory.

This means that a directory in the current path is checked-out, and prevent the remote command from succeeding.
Solution:
Check-in the concerned directory, force a Clearcase synchro. and start again the CO.