git lab - Cannot Create: This merge request already exists: ["Master"]

Question

I have force pushed with this command :

git push -f origin master

and it pushed fine but when I went to git lab for submit, my commit message was for 5 days ago (my last commit) and I've got this error:

**Cannot Create: This merge request already exists: ["Master]"**

I also need to mention that my new changes are in compare page and I can see and edit them but my commit message is for 5 days ago and when I hit submit button the above error shows up

any help?

Answer 1

You have to close all previous open merge requests first. You can check already existing open merge requests in the github/gitlab repository where you are doing merge request

Answer 2

I use gitlab to merge，then get the error.Validate branches Cannot Create: This merge request already exists:

I just checkout the project again, and pull push the two branch to gitlab, Then solve it.

Answer 3

I had to switch to a different branch and push again to solve the issue