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Who is ubuntu-etherpad and why did they take ownership of my bzr branch?

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I created a project in bazaar:

# - On Effex - Desktop

cd ~/Proj

bzr init-repo cups-pdf

bzr branch ubuntu:precise/cups-pdf precise

bzr branch ubuntu:quantal/cups-pdf quantal

bzr branch ubuntu:raring/cups-pdf raring



bzr init cups-pdf-zel

gedit notebook.txt (and some notes)

bzr add .

bzr commit -m 'Update Notes'

I then pushed it once to the my ppa junk folder:

bzr push lp:~/+junk/cup-pdf

This worked great, aside from the typo I made typing cup-pdf instead of cups-pdf. I was able to go to launchpad and look at the branch.

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lantzr/+junk/cup-pdf-zel/

The configuration inside the ~Proj/cups-pdf/cups-pdf-zel/.bzr folder still shows the same basic target

.bzr/branch/branch.conf

push_location = bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lantzr/+junk/cup-pdf-zel/

I was able to access the ppa from my laptop.

# Sapphire - Laptop

bzr checkout http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lantzr/+junk/cup-pdf-zel/

I made a trivial change to the note, then committed and pushed up the changes

bzr push

Please note that I did not check via the web interface at this time

And then ...

The next day my package has moved. It is now owned by ubuntu-etherpad though I am listed as both registered and as a subscriber.

The configuration inside the .bzr folder on my laptop (Sapphire) shows a bound location to the etherpad url

.bzr/branch/branch.conf on Sapphire

bound_location = bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-etherpad/+junk/cup-pdf-zel/

bound=True

Who is ubuntu-etherpad and why did they take ownership of my ppa?

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answered 3 Years ago needstar · Accepted Answer

This isn't a PPA; it's a bzr branch.

You are indirectly a member of the ubuntu-etherpad team. See your team membership information.

This presumably means that you can write to this team's bzr branches, which you appear to have done unintentionally. Can you delete from https://code.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-etherpad/+junk/cup-pdf-zel too, using the web interface?

Can you try being explicit when you push? Use, for example:

bzr push lp:~lantzr/+junk/cup-pdf

Does this work as you expect?

Edited to add: so I don't think ubuntu-etherpad has taken ownership of anything; you have been pushing and accessing its bzr branches all along, instead of your own as you intended.