Re: change owner

From: Barbeau, Jean-Philippe (JP.Barbeau_at_SAQ.QC.CA)
Date: 05/28/03

  • Next message: Diego Kopel: "Re: change owner" 
    Date:         Wed, 28 May 2003 16:15:43 -0400
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    only root can use chown if the man page is correct:

    "Only the root user can change the owner of a file. You can change the group
    of a
    file only if you are a root user or if you own the file. If you own the file
    but
    are not a root user, you can change the group only to a group of which you
    are a
    member."

    that's from an AIX 4.3.3 ml10 machine.

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    > chown username filename
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    > hi, how can a user (that itīs not root) change the owner of
    > his own files?
    > thanks
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