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Can this be implemented, please ? This would be very beneficial for migrations and storage improvements, where you want to change object and stripe sizes and or add new features for distributed file systems at directory level. On Mon, 14 Aug 2023 at 11:57, Andrew Hanushevsky < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > No there is not. The reason is that XRootD actually does not support > symlinks in the traditional way. Notice there is no way to create a > symlink without logging into the server. In XRootD symlinks are reserved > for administrative purposes. > > On Mon, 14 Aug 2023, Justas Balcas wrote: > > > Let's say I have this structure: > > /store/data/foo.root > > /store/newdata/foo.root -> (symlink) to /store/data/foo.root > > > > rm cmd for `rm /store/newdata/foo.root` will delete symlink, but it will > > not follow symlink. Meaning file /store/data/foo.root will remain intact. > > > > In XRootD removing the symlink will follow it, and will delete the file > too > > (gfal-rm davs://...). Is there a flag inside XRootD to tell it to delete > > only symlink, but not follow and delete real file? > > > > Thanks! > > > > ######################################################################## > > Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list > > > > To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: > > https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1 > > > > ######################################################################## > Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list > > To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1 > ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-L&A=1