Can root path be deleted?

[crwen]

If root is /a/b/,b/ can be deleted by using Operator::delete("/"). Does this make sense?

#[tokio::test]
async fn delete_root() {
    // set root to "a/b/"
    let builder = FsConfig::default().into_builder().root("/a/b/");

    let op = Operator::new(builder).unwrap().finish();

    op.delete("/").await.unwrap(); // b will be deteleted
}

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[Xuanwo]

Yep, I think it's expected.

[crwen]

Is there any way to delete the whole root path? Deleting the "a" directory of "/a/b/c/" for example.

[Xuanwo]

Hi, I'm not sure what you mean. Are you referring to removing /a/ when the user has set /a/b/c/ as the root?

[crwen]

Yes. If use has set /a/b/c/ as the root, I know how to delete /a/b/c/, but I don't know how to delete /a/b/ or /a/. This might not happen in real scenario, I just want to know if it is possible.

[Xuanwo]

Yes. If use has set /a/b/c/ as the root, I know how to delete /a/b/c/, but I don't know how to delete /a/b/ or /a/. This might not happen in real scenario, I just want to know if it is possible.

No, that's not possible and it should not happen. The root path concept exists to prevent users from performing operations outside the root directory.

[crwen]

Thanks, I'll close this discussion.