RFIO_MKDIR(3)						      Rfio Library Functions						     RFIO_MKDIR(3)

NAME

       rfio_mkdir - create a new directory

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include "rfio_api.h"

       int rfio_mkdir (const char *path, mode_t mode);

DESCRIPTION

       rfio_mkdir creates a new directory.

       An entry is created and the directory's owner ID is set to the effective user ID of the requestor.  The group ID of the directory is set to
       the effective group ID of the requestor.

       path   specifies the logical pathname relative to the current directory or the full 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 path prefix does not exist or path is a null pathname.

       EACCES	    Search permission is denied on a component of the path prefix or write permission on the parent directory is denied.

       EFAULT	    path is a NULL pointer.

       EEXIST	    path exists already.

       ENOTDIR	    A component of path prefix is not a directory.

       ENOSPC	    No space to store the new 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.

SEE ALSO

       Castor_limits(4), rfio_chmod(3)

AUTHOR

       LCG Grid Deployment Team

LCG
							   $Date: 2005/03/31 13:13:03 $ 					     RFIO_MKDIR(3)