CHOWN(II) 8/5/73 CHOWN(II)
NAME
chown - change owner
SYNOPSIS
(chmod = 16.)
sys chown; name; owner
chown(name, owner)
char *name;
DESCRIPTION
The file whose name is given by the null-terminated string
pointed to by name has its owner changed to owner (a
numerical user ID). Only the present owner of a file (or
the super-user) may donate the file to another user.
Changing the owner of a file removes the set-user-ID
protection bit unless it is done by the super user or the
real user ID is the new owner.
SEE ALSO
chown(I), uids(V)
DIAGNOSTICS
The error bit (c-bit) is set on illegal owner changes. From
C a -1 returned value indicates error, 0 indicates success.