How to checkout file in Jenkins perforce plugin ?

Sanjeev Singh

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Oct 16, 2015, 11:25:29 AM10/16/15

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Hi,

I am a new user to Jenkins and trying to setup a C++ build using perforce. I am able to create the view and build the project fine using MSBuild.

But I need to modify one header file containing version info before build and submit the changed file on perforce after build.

I am trying to use 'p4 edit' command, but getting this error :

<https://jenkins.factset.com/job/Partners/job/NetCli_Win32/ws/>p4> edit -c default //depot/est/Partners/Tools/Netcli/netcli_version.h

//depot/est/Partners/Tools/Netcli/netcli_version.h - no permission for operation on file(s).

Please can someone let me know what is the issue here, why can't I checkout a file using 'p4 edit' ?

Thanks,

Sanjeev

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Ginga, Dick

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Oct 16, 2015, 12:25:16 PM10/16/15

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This is not really a Jenkins question. It is a Perforce question but we use Perforce and:

-c default --- is default your workspace name? Jenkins usually changes the client workspace name to append the node name. do you have “Let Jenkins manage the workspace” selected?

Does the user you are using have write permissions on this codeline?

http://answers.perforce.com/articles/KB/2490

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Tim Hargreaves

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Oct 16, 2015, 1:31:52 PM10/16/15

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What we do is just have a user with read only access perform the sync and just have the workspace set to 'allwrite'

Ginga, Dick

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Oct 16, 2015, 2:09:56 PM10/16/15

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I think that will let you edit the copy of the file in the workspace but you can’t check it out and in.

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Tim Hargreaves

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Oct 16, 2015, 3:34:21 PM10/16/15

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My mistake. Missed the part where you want to submit it.

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Rob Petti

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Oct 17, 2015, 11:37:50 PM10/17/15

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Your user simply doesn't have write permissions to the file in Perforce.

If you still have issues, contact Perforce support, as this is not related to Jenkins.

Sanjeev Singh

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Oct 19, 2015, 7:16:45 AM10/19/15

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Thanks Dick, Tim & Rob for the prompt reply to my post.

It looks like the permission issue. The user that I am using in Jenkins, is not having write permission on my project node in perforce.