---
name: "lfc_rmdir"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "liblfc-dev"
version: "1.10.0-2+b3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lfc_rmdir"
---

# lfc\_rmdir(3)

remove a LFC directory in the name server

## NAME

lfc\_rmdir - remove a LFC directory in the name server

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/types.h\>**\
 **#include "lfc\_api.h"**

**int lfc\_rmdir (const char \****path***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**lfc\_rmdir** removes a LFC directory in the name server if it is empty.

- *path*

  specifies the logical pathname relative to the current LFC directory or the full LFC 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**

  The named directory does not exist or is a null pathname.

- **EACCES**

  Search permission is denied on a component of the *path* prefix or write permission is denied on the parent directory or the parent has the sticky bit S\_ISVTX set and

  the effective user ID of the requestor does not match the owner ID of the directory and

  the effective user ID of the requestor does not match the owner ID of the parent directory and

  the requestor does not have ADMIN privilege in the Cupv database.

- **EFAULT**

  *path* is a NULL pointer.

- **EEXIST**

  The named directory is not empty.

- **ENOTDIR**

  A component of *path* prefix is not a directory.

- **EINVAL**

  *path* is the current directory.

- **ENAMETOOLONG**

  The length of *path* exceeds **CA\_MAXPATHLEN** or the length of a *path* component exceeds **CA\_MAXNAMELEN**.

- **SENOSHOST**

  Host unknown.

- **SENOSSERV**

  Service unknown.

- **SECOMERR**

  Communication error.

- **ENSNACT**

  Name server is not running or is being shutdown.

## SEE ALSO

**[Castor\_limits(4)](/Castor_limits/4.md)**, **[lfc\_chdir(3)](/lfc_chdir/3.md)**, **[lfc\_mkdirg(3)](/lfc_mkdirg/3.md)**, **Cupvlist(1)**

## AUTHOR

**LCG Grid Deployment** Team