OpenStack Object Storage (swift)

How to recreate account?

Asked by sirkonst

I don't understand how create account again after delete.

In swift-proxy config:
> allow_account_management = true
> account_autocreate = true

My actions:
# create account
$ curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/TEST_3 -X PUT
> 201 Created
# mark for delete
$ curl http://127.0.0.1:6080/v1/TEST_3 -X DELET
# ...
# wait for running swift-account-reaper
# ..
# and try create account again
$ curl http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1/TEST_3 -X PUT
# but always get error
> Recently deleted

How to force re-create account after deletion?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#1

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sirkonst (sirkonst) said : 		#2

ping

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Best gholt (gholt) said : 		#3

I believe the system waits for a week or more before allowing an account to be recreated again. With most installations, this isn't an issue because new Swift accounts are usually created with "account hashes" that reflect back to a "real" account in another system, like Keystone.

There are ways to re-enable an account after deletion through direct manipulation (resetting flags in the underlying sqlite databases), but no tools for that yet. Again, it just hasn't been an issue with actual installations so nobody's spent the time making it happen, yet.

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sirkonst (sirkonst) said : 		#4

Thanks gholt, that solved my question.