remove the 'name' field from the slice record before updateing. Cant allow user to...

diff --git a/sfa/methods/update.py b/sfa/methods/update.py
index b4b0f60..05a3d39 100644 (file)
--- a/sfa/methods/update.py
+++ b/sfa/methods/update.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class update(Method):
         elif type == "slice":
             hrn=record.get_name()
             pl_record=self.api.geni_fields_to_pl_fields(type, hrn, record)
+            if 'name' in pl_reocrd:
+                pl_record.pop('name')
             self.api.plshell.UpdateSlice(self.api.plauth, pointer, pl_record)
 
         elif type == "user":