I agree that following the Unix convention (i.e. delete allowed only for empty directories) contravenes the WebDav RFC. On the other hand we actually never got more than 2 (now) raised eyebrows over the last 5 years. I suppose we could add a config option to allow such deletion requests. Be aware these kinds of requests may run for a very long time when the collection is large. -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/1896#issuecomment-1423228666 You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Message ID: <[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## 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