abh3 commented on this pull request. > // -#if 0 - retc2 = lstat(local_path_New, &statbuff); - if (!retc2) return -EEXIST; -#endif + if (!(retc2 = lstat(local_path_New, &statbuff))) + { if (remotefs || (statbuff.st_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK) return -EEXIST; + } What this means is that any symlinked FS will not allow a rename on top of an existing link. Is that what you really want? That excludes any virtualized filesystem even if local. -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/pull/660#pullrequestreview-100432209 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1