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.
AUTHOR
LCG Grid Deployment Team