Index: src/OFExceptions.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFExceptions.h
+++ src/OFExceptions.h
@@ -353,10 +353,106 @@
  * An OFException indicating a write to the file failed.
  */
 @interface OFWriteFailedException: OFReadOrWriteFailedException {}
 @end
 
+/**
+ * An OFException indicating that creating a link failed.
+ */
+@interface OFLinkFailedException: OFException
+{
+	OFString *src;
+	OFString *dest;
+	int err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \param class The class of the object which caused the exception
+ * \param source The source for the link
+ * \param destination The destination for the link
+ * \return A new link failed exception
+ */
++ newWithClass: (Class)class
+	source: (OFString*)src
+   destination: (OFString*)dest;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated open file failed exception.
+ *
+ * \param class The class of the object which caused the exception
+ * \param source The source for the link
+ * \param destination The destination for the link
+ * \return An initialized link failed exception
+ */
+- initWithClass: (Class)class
+	 source: (OFString*)src
+    destination: (OFString*)dest;
+
+/**
+ * \return The errno from when the exception was created
+ */
+- (int)errNo;
+
+/**
+ * \return A string of the source for the link
+ */
+- (OFString*)source;
+
+/**
+ * \return A string of the destination for the link
+ */
+- (OFString*)destination;
+@end
+
+/**
+ * An OFException indicating that creating a symlink failed.
+ */
+@interface OFSymlinkFailedException: OFException
+{
+	OFString *src;
+	OFString *dest;
+	int err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \param class The class of the object which caused the exception
+ * \param source The source for the symlink
+ * \param destination The destination for the symlink
+ * \return A new symlink failed exception
+ */
++ newWithClass: (Class)class
+	source: (OFString*)src
+   destination: (OFString*)dest;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated open file failed exception.
+ *
+ * \param class The class of the object which caused the exception
+ * \param source The source for the symlink
+ * \param destination The destination for the symlink
+ * \return An initialized symlink failed exception
+ */
+- initWithClass: (Class)class
+	 source: (OFString*)src
+    destination: (OFString*)dest;
+
+/**
+ * \return The errno from when the exception was created
+ */
+- (int)errNo;
+
+/**
+ * \return A string of the source for the symlink
+ */
+- (OFString*)source;
+
+/**
+ * \return A string of the destination for the symlink
+ */
+- (OFString*)destination;
+@end
+
 /**
  * An OFException indicating that setting an option failed.
  */
 @interface OFSetOptionFailedException: OFException {}
 @end

Index: src/OFExceptions.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFExceptions.m
+++ src/OFExceptions.m
@@ -511,10 +511,140 @@
 		    [class className], ERRPARAM];
 
 	return string;
 }
 @end
+
+@implementation OFLinkFailedException
++ newWithClass: (Class)class_
+	source: (OFString*)src_
+   destination: (OFString*)dest_
+{
+	return [[self alloc] initWithClass: class_
+				    source: src_
+			       destination: dest_];
+}
+
+- initWithClass: (Class)class_
+{
+	@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: isa
+					      selector: _cmd];
+}
+
+- initWithClass: (Class)class_
+	 source: (OFString*)src_
+    destination: (OFString*)dest_
+{
+	self = [super initWithClass: class_];
+
+	src  = [src_ retain];
+	dest = [dest_ retain];
+	err  = GET_ERR;
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+	[src release];
+	[dest release];
+
+	[super dealloc];
+}
+
+- (OFString*)string
+{
+	if (string != nil)
+		return string;
+
+	string = [[OFString alloc] initWithFormat:
+	    @"Failed to link file %s to %s in class %s! " ERRFMT,
+	    [src cString], [dest cString], [self className], ERRPARAM];
+
+	return string;
+}
+
+- (int)errNo
+{
+	return err;
+}
+
+- (OFString*)source
+{
+	return src;
+}
+
+- (OFString*)destination
+{
+	return dest;
+}
+@end
+
+@implementation OFSymlinkFailedException
++ newWithClass: (Class)class_
+	source: (OFString*)src_
+   destination: (OFString*)dest_
+{
+	return [[self alloc] initWithClass: class_
+				    source: src_
+			       destination: dest_];
+}
+
+- initWithClass: (Class)class_
+{
+	@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: isa
+					      selector: _cmd];
+}
+
+- initWithClass: (Class)class_
+	 source: (OFString*)src_
+    destination: (OFString*)dest_
+{
+	self = [super initWithClass: class_];
+
+	src  = [src_ retain];
+	dest = [dest_ retain];
+	err  = GET_ERR;
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+	[src release];
+	[dest release];
+
+	[super dealloc];
+}
+
+- (OFString*)string
+{
+	if (string != nil)
+		return string;
+
+	string = [[OFString alloc] initWithFormat:
+	    @"Failed to symlink file %s to %s in class %s! " ERRFMT,
+	    [src cString], [dest cString], [self className], ERRPARAM];
+
+	return string;
+}
+
+- (int)errNo
+{
+	return err;
+}
+
+- (OFString*)source
+{
+	return src;
+}
+
+- (OFString*)destination
+{
+	return dest;
+}
+@end
 
 @implementation OFSetOptionFailedException
 - (OFString*)string
 {
 	if (string != nil)

Index: src/OFFile.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFFile.h
+++ src/OFFile.h
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
  * \param path The path to the file of which the mode should be changed as a
  *	       string
  * \param mode The new mode for the file
  * \return A boolean whether the operation succeeded
  */
-+ (void)changeModeOfFile: (OFString*)path
++ (BOOL)changeModeOfFile: (OFString*)path
 		  toMode: (mode_t)mode;
 
 /**
  * Changes the owner of a file.
  *
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@
  *	       string
  * \param owner The new owner for the file
  * \param group The new group for the file
  * \return A boolean whether the operation succeeded
  */
-+ (void)changeOwnerOfFile: (OFString*)path
++ (BOOL)changeOwnerOfFile: (OFString*)path
 		    owner: (uid_t)owner
 		    group: (gid_t)group;
 
 /**
  * Deletes a file.

Index: src/OFFile.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFFile.m
+++ src/OFFile.m
@@ -60,29 +60,32 @@
 		    initWithFilePointer: stderr];
 
 	return of_file_stderr;
 }
 
-+ (void)changeModeOfFile: (OFString*)path
++ (BOOL)changeModeOfFile: (OFString*)path
 		  toMode: (mode_t)mode
 {
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	return (chmod([path cString], mode) == 0 ? YES : NO);
+#else
 	/*
-	 * FIXME: On error, throw exception
 	 * FIXME: On Win32, change write access
 	 */
-#ifndef _WIN32
-	chmod([path cString], mode);
+	return NO;
 #endif
 }
 
-+ (void)changeOwnerOfFile: (OFString*)path
++ (BOOL)changeOwnerOfFile: (OFString*)path
 		    owner: (uid_t)owner
 		    group: (gid_t)group
 {
 	/* FIXME: On error, throw exception */
 #ifndef _WIN32
-	chown([path cString], owner, group);
+	return (chown([path cString], owner, group) == 0 ? YES : NO);
+#else
+	return NO;
 #endif
 }
 
 + (void)delete: (OFString*)path
 {
@@ -91,22 +94,32 @@
 }
 
 + (void)link: (OFString*)src
 	  to: (OFString*)dest
 {
-	/* FIXME: On error, throw exception */
 #ifndef _WIN32
-	link([src cString], [dest cString]);
+	if (link([src cString], [dest cString]) != 0)
+		@throw [OFLinkFailedException newWithClass: self
+						    source: src
+					       destination: dest];
+#else
+	@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: self
+					      selector: _cmd];
 #endif
 }
 
 + (void)symlink: (OFString*)src
 	     to: (OFString*)dest
 {
-	/* FIXME: On error, throw exception */
 #ifndef _WIN32
-	symlink([src cString], [dest cString]);
+	if (symlink([src cString], [dest cString]) != 0)
+		@throw [OFSymlinkFailedException newWithClass: self
+						       source: src
+						  destination: dest];
+#else
+	@throw [OFNotImplementedException newWithClass: self
+					      selector: _cmd];
 #endif
 }
 
 - init
 {