Creates a new directory in KiFS. The new directory serves as a location in which the user can upload files using GPUdb.upload_files().
Parameters
Name of the directory in KiFS to be created.
Optional parameters. Allowed keys are:
create_home_directory – When set, a home directory is created for the user name provided in the value. The input parameter directory_name must be an empty string in this case. The user must exist.
data_limit – The maximum capacity, in bytes, to apply to the created directory. Set to -1 to indicate no upper limit. If empty, the system default limit is applied.
no_error_if_exists – If true, does not return an error if the directory already exists. Allowed values are:
true
false
The default value is ‘false’.
The default value is an empty dict ( ).
Returns
A dict with the following entries–
Value of input parameter directory_name.
Additional information.