Unable to rename a model that used to be a user's character

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#1

When I try to rename a ragdoll that used to be a user’s character I get the error: The current thread cannot set 'Character's name' (lacking capability WritePlayer)

This happens even after the user has a new character.

I want to rename old characters that are ragdolled so it’s easier to tell them apart from the current character when debugging.

#2

are you sure that it isn’t the player’s character anymore?
player.Character = nil
otherwise clone their character, nullify the old one, and rename the cloned

#3

Would you mind checking out https://devforum.roblox.com/t/how-to-post-a-bug-report/24388/20 Could you provide a bit more information?

#4

The bug is that a Roblox error occurs when a script tries to rename a player’s character, as in game.Players.Meta_Maxim.Character.Name = "anything".

I expect it to change the character’s name and not produce an error.

Repro.rbxl (52.5 KB)

I attached a place with a script in workspace that causes the error with:

local function handlePlayer(player: Player)
	local character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
	
	-- error will also happen if the model is no longer the player's character, as done by these commented lines:
	--character.Parent = nil
	--player.Character = nil
	character.Name = "new name..."
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(handlePlayer)
for _, player in game.Players:GetPlayers() do
	handlePlayer(player)
end