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[12:47:37 CST(-0600)] <jwennmacher> what is your quickstart_entities/user/favorite-lo.user.xml file? Also look at the users table and see if that user is or is not present
[12:54:48 CST(-0600)] <apetro__> jwennmacher thanks, found it. had overlooked that `username` attribute hidden amongst the XML namespace cruft
[12:55:32 CST(-0600)] <apetro__> somehow I thought the username was implied from the filename. maybe should be an error or warning when it doesn't match the expectation set by the filename. added that check to my ever-growing list of rainy day projects.