CHOWN(VIII) 2/8/75 CHOWN(VIII)





CHOWN(VIII)                  2/8/75                   CHOWN(VIII)







NAME

     chown - change owner



SYNOPSIS

     chown owner file ...



DESCRIPTION

     The user-ID of the files is changed to owner.  The owner may

     be  either  a  decimal  UID  or  a  login  name found in the

     password file.



     Only the super-user is allowed to  change  the  owner  of  a

     file,  in  order to simplify as yet unimplemented accounting

     procedures.



FILES

     /etc/passwd



SEE ALSO

     chgrp (VIII)



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