---
name: "lfc_unlink"
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_unlink"
---

# lfc\_unlink(3)

remove a LFC file entry in the name server

## NAME

lfc\_unlink - remove a LFC file entry in the name server

## SYNOPSIS

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

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

## DESCRIPTION

**lfc\_unlink** removes a LFC file entry in the name server.

- *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

- **EPERM**

  *path* is a directory.

- **ENOENT**

  The named file 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 file and

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

  the file is not writable by the requestor and

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

- **EFAULT**

  *path* is a NULL pointer.

- **EEXIST**

  File has replicas.

- **ENOTDIR**

  A component of *path* prefix is not a 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\_rmdir(3)](/lfc_rmdir/3.md)**, **Cupvlist(1)**

## AUTHOR

**LCG Grid Deployment** Team