Project ID ("name") isn't changeable by its maintainer
Bug #104422 reported by
Matthew Paul Thomas
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Launchpad itself |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When someone registers a project, they can specify a project ID (which Launchpad calls "Name"), which is used in URLs etc.
If they later rename the project (for example, to avoid a trademark problem), they cannot change this project ID. For example, Ryan Kavanagh wanted to rename "kcypher" to "kcipher", but couldn't. It used to be possible on the +edit page, but that page no longer contains the relevant field.
(If the concern is with breaking URLs, the "Name" field is still changeable for a person's own profile, so this seems a bit inconsistent.)
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Matthew,
the rationale for letting only admins to change project name is given in:
zcml/product.zcml
Cheers.