Native API for deleting symbolic link

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Hi,

in a native (‘bootexecute’) application, I need a way to delete a
symbolic link in the \DosDevices (??) namespace. I have the Nebbett
book in front of me and I know there is NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject() and
friends, but I just cannot find the API that will delete a symbolic
link. IOW, how does DefineDosDevice with DDD_REMOVE_DEFINITION does it
internally?

Thanks!

Ralf.

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Try ZwMakeTemporaryObject followed by ZwClose.

Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
xxxxx@storagecraft.com
http://www.storagecraft.com

----- Original Message -----
From: “Ralf Buschmann”
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Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 12:40 PM
Subject: [ntdev] Native API for deleting symbolic link

> Hi,
>
> in a native (‘bootexecute’) application, I need a way to delete a
> symbolic link in the \DosDevices (??) namespace. I have the Nebbett
> book in front of me and I know there is NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject() and
> friends, but I just cannot find the API that will delete a symbolic
> link. IOW, how does DefineDosDevice with DDD_REMOVE_DEFINITION does it
> internally?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> Ralf.
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Dear Maxim,

you wrote on Friday, January 14, 2005, 11:27:10:

MSS> Try ZwMakeTemporaryObject followed by ZwClose.

Thanks, that did the trick!

Ralf.