Comment 5 for bug 1771767

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Celso Providelo (cprov) wrote :

Sergio,

Documentation was updated in https://dashboard.staging.snapcraft.io/docs/api/snap.html#register-a-package-name (will eventually reach production)

 * `already_owned` => name is already yours, nothing to be done
 * `already_registered` => registered by someone else, you may file a name-dispute in the web UI
 * `reserved_name` => blacklisted names (debs or special terms), you may file a name-dispute in the web UI
 * `already_claimed` => "... is waiting for review, either because it was a reserved name or already registered by someone else ..."

One tries `snapcraft register foo` and gets either `already_registered` or `reserved_name` error, goes to dashboard (following the error instructions) and file a name-dispute ... goes to bed. Next day, when trying again `snapcraft register foo`, one gets `already_claimed` error.