problem irm of a file in nested directory

[gmuscianisi]

Dear all,
when I try to remove a file in a nested directory with a very long tree name, I obtain the error

ERROR: main: parseCmdLinePath error. status = -346000 USER_PATH_EXCEEDS_MAX

I'm using icommand version 4.2.0-1
How can I solve?

Best regards. Giusy

[trel]

Can you share your actual command and output?

And if you have access, the rodsLog from the server that may have more insight into what happened?

[gmuscianisi]

Hi Trel, sorry for the delay.

The command and the output are:
$ irm -rf /<a tree-path made by 44 characters in total>/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities
ERROR: main: parseCmdLinePath error. status = -346000 USER_PATH_EXCEEDS_MAX
Use -h for help.

In the rodsLog nothing is written when I digit the command.

Best regards. Giusy

[trel]

If there is nothing down there (and it's a mistake to be registered this way in the catalog)... can you just recursively remove a path that is a lot shorter?

aka...

irm -rf /<a tree-path made by 44 characters in total>/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/sources

[gmuscianisi]

I am not able to remove recursively a path shorter because of the error:

$ irm -rf /<a tree-path made by 44 characters in total>/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers/

remote addresses: **...* ERROR: rmUtil: rm error for /<a tree-path made by 44 characters in total>/utilities/project_helpers/sources/utilities/project_helpers, status = -821000 status = -821000 CAT_COLLECTION_NOT_EMPTY

[gmuscianisi]

Hi Trel, no suggestion to solve my proble?
Regards. Giusy

[trel]

Can you rename the 'too long' path to something shorter.... using imv?

We fixed a number of issues like this in 4.2.4 and 4.2.5. Consider upgrading if you can.

[gmuscianisi]

Hi Trel, renaming with "imv" I was able to cancel the data.
Thanks a lot. I'll upgrade as soon as possible.
Thanks again. Giusy

[trel]

Excellent - closing this issue.