workset-enabled file sharing permissions - complete insanity

[narlee]

I have collected a half-dozen or so error messages on why I cannot change the username for a workset-enabled file and/or save it so I can use it going forward under a different username. Does anyone have a rational, and simple method? Revit help is not helpful to me.

[meng005]

Have you tried opening the model detached, audit and editable worksets; and then re-created the Central Model?

Sounds like it is either a workset corruption issue, or file permissions issue.

[narlee]

i have NOT!...have to figure out what some of that means & try it!:) THANKS

- - - DETACHED worked - Thanks so much! Lesson: Whenever Revit's trying to be too helpful, try some detachment!:)

sometimes Revit is too sophisticated.

[david_peterson]

If it was last saved with out relinquishing the workset you won't be able to do anything with the workset unless you open the file under that users name.
Option B (Assuming no one has done any work in the file) would be to re-create and overwrite the existing central file.
Only other option I can think of would have to do with C4R (A360).