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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