Perhaps not. Since the HTTP plugin uses the standard xrootd framework and that framework follows the POSIX standard, deleting non-empty directories is forbidden to simply save you from a misguided and potentially disastorous deletion. Imagine "rm /" which has happened in the past (not that we could do that but the idea is basically the same). On Mon, 22 Jun 2020, Derek Weitzel wrote: > This was originally reported in https://github.com/scitokens/xrootd-scitokens/issues/26. > > XRootD HTTP interface is unable to delete non-empty directories. Is this expected behavior? I don't think this is a SciTokens restriction. > > -- > 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/issues/1222 -- 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/issues/1222#issuecomment-647693722 ######################################################################## 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