1DPNS_DELETE(3)              DPNS Library Functions              DPNS_DELETE(3)
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NAME

6       dpns_delete - logically delete a DPNS file entry in the name server
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       #include "dpns_api.h"
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12       int dpns_delete (const char *path)
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DESCRIPTION

15       dpns_delete  logically  deletes  a  DPNS file entry in the name server.
16       The file can be recovered by using  dpns_undelete  as  long  as  a  the
17       reclaim utility has not been run on the corresponding tape volume.
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19       path   specifies  the  logical  pathname  relative  to the current DPNS
20              directory or the full DPNS pathname.
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RETURN VALUE

23       This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful  or  -1  if  the
24       operation failed. In the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.
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ERRORS

27       EPERM        path is a directory.
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29       ENOENT       The named file does not exist or is a null pathname.
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31       EACCES       Search  permission  is  denied  on a component of the path
32                    prefix or write permission is denied on the parent  direc‐
33                    tory or the parent has the sticky bit S_ISVTX set and
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35                      the  effective  user  ID of the requestor does not match
36                      the owner ID of the file and
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38                      the effective user ID of the requestor  does  not  match
39                      the owner ID of the directory and
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41                      the file is not writable by the requestor and
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43                      the  requestor does not have ADMIN privilege in the Cupv
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46       EFAULT       path is a NULL pointer.
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48       ENOTDIR      A component of path prefix is not a directory.
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50       ENAMETOOLONG The length of path exceeds CA_MAXPATHLEN or the length  of
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53       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.
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59       ENSNACT      Name server is not running or is being shutdown.
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SEE ALSO

62       Castor_limits(4), dpns_chdir(3), dpns_undelete(3), Cupvlist(1)
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AUTHOR

65       LCG Grid Deployment Team
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69DPNS                     $Date: 2002/10/16 06:25:40 $           DPNS_DELETE(3)
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