Common IguanaMainRepo Corruption Cases
Issues
When editing Iguana, receive this error message “
IguanaMainRepo is no longer valid. Either the path to it has been changed or the repo no longer exists
“Errors such as the following occur:
Revspec 'abcdefgh123..' not found
refs/heads/master not found
Project file with guid <nnnn> does not exist
In ServiceErrorLog:
Â[ERROR] Remotes repo reference file doesn't exist yet. It must be created before retrieving it.
Remotes repo reference file doesn't exist yet. It must be created before retrieving it.
Root issue usually due to a corrupted local repo and/or the repos being out of sync
Causes
Make too many multiple commits
Iguana Repo directory has been changed
Some customer manually moving Iguana repo into the wrong place (ex. Tecsys TEST → PROD)
Improper procedure when migrating or upgrading Iguana, or if there was a change in the working directory
Improper alteration of local repo files (see https://help.interfaceware.com/v6/causes-of-iguana-local-repo-corruption )
Windows update causing Iguana to not shut down gracefully