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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+# this is hardcoded; change it if needed
+use lib "src";
+use Gitolite::Test;
+
+# rule sequence
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# this is the specific example in commit 32056e0 of g2
+
+try "plan 27";
+
+try "DEF POK = !/DENIED/; !/failed to push/";
+
+confreset; confadd '
+    @private-owners = u1 u2
+    @experienced-private-owners = u3 u4
+
+    repo CREATOR/.*
+      C   = @private-owners @experienced-private-owners
+      RWD = CREATOR
+      RW  = WRITERS
+      R   = READERS
+      -   = @private-owners
+      RW+D = CREATOR
+';
+
+try "ADMIN_PUSH set1; !/FATAL/" or die text();
+
+try "
+    cd ..
+    glt clone u1 file:///u1/r1
+        /Initialized empty Git repository in .*/u1/r1.git//
+    cd r1
+    tc h-395
+    glt push u1 origin master
+    git checkout -b br1
+    tc m-367
+    tc i-747
+
+    # u1 create branch
+    glt push u1 origin br1
+        /\\* \\[new branch\\]      br1 -> br1/
+        POK; /br1 -> br1/
+
+    # u1 rewind branch
+    git reset --hard HEAD^
+    tc e-633
+    glt push u1 origin +br1
+        /\\+ refs/heads/br1 u1/r1 u1 DENIED by refs//
+        /error: hook declined to update refs/heads/br1/
+        reject
+
+    # u1 delete branch
+    glt push u1 origin :br1
+        /\\[deleted\\]         br1/
+
+    cd ..
+    rm -rf r1
+    glt clone u3 file:///u3/r1
+        /Initialized empty Git repository in .*/u3/r1.git//
+    cd r1
+    tc p-274
+    glt push u3 origin master
+    git checkout -b br1
+    tc s-613
+    tc k-988
+
+    # u3 create branch
+    glt push u3 origin br1
+        /\\* \\[new branch\\]      br1 -> br1/
+        POK; /br1 -> br1/
+
+    # u3 rewind branch
+    git reset --hard HEAD^
+    tc n-919
+    glt push u3 origin +br1
+        /To file:///u3/r1/
+        /\\+ .......\\.\\.\\........ br1 -> br1 \\(forced update\\)/
+
+    # u3 delete branch
+    glt push u3 origin :br1
+        /\\[deleted\\]         br1/
+";