---
name: "lfc_setratime"
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_setratime"
---

# lfc\_setratime(3)

set replica last access (read) date

## NAME

lfc\_setratime - set replica last access (read) date

## SYNOPSIS

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

**int lfc\_setratime (const char \****sfn***)**

## DESCRIPTION

**lfc\_setratime** set the replica last access (read) date to the current time and increments the counter of accesses to the replica. This function should be called everytime a file replica is accessed.

- *sfn*

  is the Physical File Name for the replica.

## 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 replica does not exist.

- **EACCES**

  Search permission is denied on a component of the file prefix or the caller effective user ID does not match the owner ID of the file or read permission on the file itself is denied.

- **EFAULT**

  *sfn* is a NULL pointer.

- **ENAMETOOLONG**

  The length of *sfn* exceeds **CA\_MAXSFNLEN**.

- **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\_listreplica(3)](/lfc_listreplica/3.md)**