Make Directory

[Wong-Barnum, Mona]

Hi:

Is the mkdir file operation (https://docs.globus.org/api/transfer/file_operations/#make_directory) necessary if my code has direct access to that endpoint’s filesystem? The transfer should still work if my code makes the necessary directly right instead of using the Globus mkdir?

Mona

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[Wagner, Richard]

Hi Mona,

Provided your code creates the directory before submitting the transfer, that’s fine. I would lean towards using the Transfer API so my code doesn’t get hung up on any file system issue and it can check the status of the operation, but that’s a preference, not a requirement.

Depending on how you’re structuring the permissions on the destination endpoint, you may still need to grant the gateway user write access to the new directory before submitting the transfer.

—Rick

> On May 29, 2020, at 11:54 AM, Wong-Barnum, Mona <mo...@sdsc.edu> wrote:
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> Hi:
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> Is the mkdir file operation (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.globus.org/api/transfer/file_operations/*make_directory__;Iw!!Mih3wA!V0zQCX3tL-DPm9Uh5Amha1RZzgPRiHzO0Lc4_Eg0YHhtP8TbhsXCxV0gd9PWL3Zk$ ) necessary if my code has direct access to that endpoint’s filesystem? The transfer should still work if my code makes the necessary directly right instead of using the Globus mkdir?

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[Wong-Barnum, Mona]

Ok thanks Rick!

I was trying to save a network trip and going to the filesystem directly (:

Mona

On May 29, 2020, at 2:58 PM, 'Wagner, Richard' via Developer Discuss <develope...@globus.org> wrote:

Hi Mona,

Provided your code creates the directory before submitting the transfer, that’s fine. I would lean towards using the Transfer API so my code doesn’t get hung up on any file system issue and it can check the status of the operation, but that’s a preference, not a requirement.

Depending on how you’re structuring the permissions on the destination endpoint, you may still need to grant the gateway user write access to the new directory before submitting the transfer.

—Rick

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    Mona Wong
    Web & Mobile Application Developer
    San Diego Supercomputer Center

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