NAME¶

dpns_symlink - make a symbolic link to a file or a directory in the DPNS Name Server

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <sys/types.h>
#include "dpns_api.h"

int dpns_symlink (const char *target, const char *linkname)

DESCRIPTION¶

dpns_symlink makes a symbolic link to a file or a directory in the DPNS Name Server.

linkname

specifies the link name relative to the current DPNS directory or the full DPNS pathname.

RETURN VALUE¶

This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.

ERRORS¶

ENOENT

A component of linkname prefix does not exist.

EACCES

Search permission is denied on a component of linkname prefix or write permission on linkname parent directory is denied.

EFAULT

target or linkname is a NULL pointer.

EEXIST

linkname exists already.

ENOTDIR

A component of linkname prefix is not a directory.

ENOSPC

The name server database is full.

ENAMETOOLONG

The length of target or linkname exceeds CA_MAXPATHLEN or the length of a linkname component exceeds CA_MAXNAMELEN.

SENOSHOST

Host unknown.

SENOSSERV

Service unknown.

SECOMERR

Communication error.

SELOOP

Too many symbolic links encountered when parsing linkname.

ENSNACT

Name server is not running or is being shutdown.

SEE ALSO¶

Castor_limits(4), dpns_chdir(3), dpns_chmod(3), dpns_readlink(3), dpns_stat(3), dpns_statg(3), Cupvlist(1)

AUTHOR¶

LCG Grid Deployment Team