CHOWN
Section: User Commands (1)
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NAME
chown, chgrp - change owner or group
SYNOPSIS
chown
owner file ...
chgrp
group file ...
DESCRIPTION
Chown
changes the owner of the
files
to
owner.
The owner may be either a decimal UID or
a login name found in the password file.
Chgrp
changes the group-ID of the
files
to
group.
The group may be either a decimal GID or
a group name found in the group-ID file.
Only the super-user can change owner or group,
in order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.
FILES
/etc/passwd
/etc/group
SEE ALSO
chown(2),
passwd(5), group(5)
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