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