Preserve ChestShop ownership when a shopkeeper changes name
Applies to: ChestShop; match the linked maintainer documentation to your installed platform and release.
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A display-name change should not become a reason to hand stock or proceeds to another identity. Verify ownership using the records supported by your ChestShop release before editing a public shop.
Before you start
ChestShop connects a sign, stock container and economy account. Test the buyer and seller separately: permission to create a shop does not prove stock access or payment works. Read the installed release documentation before changing signs on public shops.
Work through the check
- Ask the owner to identify a specific shop and record its location, sign text, linked stock and player UUID.
- Check the installed ChestShop documentation for name updates and ownership handling; distinguish a name change from an authentication-mode or UUID change.
- Compare a harmless test trade before and after the owner reconnects, observing the actual recipient balance.
- If a documented repair action exists, rehearse it against a copied test shop and inspect both the sign and owner account afterward.
What to compare
Check both the old and new player names against the same authenticated UUID. A name resemblance does not justify reassignment, especially when cross-play plugins use different account mapping rules.
Confirm the result
The same legitimate account should retain shop management and receive proceeds. A different player reusing an old name must not gain ownership.
If the result differs
If the server’s authentication mode changed, stop and investigate identity migration across permissions, claims and economy. Renaming a sign alone cannot reconcile mismatched UUID records.
Recover safely
Keep the old shop record and consistent stock checkpoint while investigating. Do not transfer all shops or reset owner data until the current and former identities have been verified.
Documentation and related help
Check the ChestShop maintainer documentation and ChestShop maintainer reference against your installed release before applying changes.
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