CHOWN(II) 8/5/73 CHOWN(II)





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.



SEE ALSO

     chown (I), passwd (V)



DIAGNOSTICS

     The error bit (c-bit) is set on illegal owner changes.  From

     C a -1 returned value indicates error, 0 indicates success.
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