NAME

       dpns_chdir - change DPNS current directory used by the name server

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include "dpns_api.h"

       int dpns_chdir (const char *path)

DESCRIPTION

       dpns_chdir  changes  the  DPNS  current  directory  used by the name server to expand DPNS
       pathnames not beginning with /.  This current working directory is stored in a thread-safe
       variable in the client.

       path   specifies  the  logical pathname relative to the current DPNS directory or the full
              DPNS pathname.

RETURN VALUE

       This routine returns 0 if the operation was successful or -1 if the operation  failed.  In
       the latter case, serrno is set appropriately.

ERRORS

       ENOENT       The named directory does not exist or is a null pathname.

       EACCES       Search permission is denied on any component of path.

       EFAULT       path is a NULL pointer.

       ENOTDIR      A component of path prefix is not a directory.

       ENAMETOOLONG The  length  of  path exceeds CA_MAXPATHLEN or the length of a path component
                    exceeds CA_MAXNAMELEN.

       SENOSHOST    Host unknown.

       SENOSSERV    Service unknown.

       SECOMERR     Communication error.

       ENSNACT      Name server is not running or is being shutdown.

SEE ALSO

       Castor_limits(4)

AUTHOR

       LCG Grid Deployment Team