NAME
lfc_symlink - make a symbolic link to a file or a directory in the LFC Name Server
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include "lfc_api.h"
int lfc_symlink (const char *target, const char *linkname)
DESCRIPTION
lfc_symlink makes a symbolic link to a file or a directory in the LFC Name Server.
- linkname
-
specifies the link name 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
-
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), lfc_chdir(3), lfc_chmod(3), lfc_readlink(3), lfc_statg(3), Cupvlist(1)
AUTHOR
LCG Grid Deployment Team