@ccaffy commented on this pull request. > @@ -926,7 +926,14 @@ void XrdHttpReq::mapXrdErrorToHttpStatus() { httpStatusCode = 409; httpStatusText = "Resource is a directory"; break; case kXR_ItExists: - httpStatusCode = 409; httpStatusText = "File already exists"; + if(request != ReqType::rtDELETE) { + httpStatusCode = 409; httpStatusText = "File already exists"; + } else { + // In the case the XRootD layer returns a kXR_ItExists after a deletion + // was submitted, we return a 405 status code with the error message set by + // the XRootD layer + httpStatusCode = 405; The httpStatusText here is just inherited from the XRootD layer, so we don't modify it -- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/pull/2016#discussion_r1209955497 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