Repairs for common database issues
Following are common database issues that can be identified during an analysis and the actions Surround SCM performs to repair them.
Database issue | Repair |
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Files marked as shared when they are not | Clears the share marker |
Shared files found in removed repositories | Removes the shares |
Invalid shares (share links also marked as share bases) | Removes the invalid shares |
Duplicate filenames in the same repository | Renames the newer file by appending '~#' to the filename (e.g., ReadMe~2.txt) |
Missing check out computer | Replaces the empty check out computer field with '<unknown>' |
Orphaned check outs (files checked out by deleted users) | Removes the check outs |
Orphaned changelists (pending changelists created by deleted users) | Removes the changelists |
Orphaned public filters (owner is deleted user) | Changes the filter owner to the user with the lowest record ID in the database, which is typically the default Administrator user unless deleted |
Orphaned private filters (owner is deleted user) | Removes the filters |
Undestroyed child repositories with destroyed parent repositories | Destroys the child repositories |
Undestroyed repositories in destroyed branches | Removes the repositories in incompletely destroyed branches |
Undestroyed merge events | Removes the merge events |
Inconsistent current version numbers | Resets current versions to correct number |
Invalid tip version numbers | Removes invalid tip versions and sets the previous version number on the file |
Branches with duplicate root repositories | Destroys duplicate or invalid root repositories and removes templates from branches to restore them to their original structure |
Mismarked file revision records | Removes the flag that indicates the records should be destroyed |
Vacuum needed (PostgreSQL only) | Vacuums tables requiring it |