CHOWN(8)                COMMAND REFERENCE                CHOWN(8)



NAME
     chown - change owner

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/chown [ -f ] [ -l ] owner filename ...

DESCRIPTION
     Chown changes the owner of filename to owner.  The owner may
     be either a decimal UID or a login name found in the
     password file.

     Only the super-user can change owner, in order to simplify
     as yet unimplemented accounting procedures.

OPTIONS
     -f  Force. No error messages about nonexistent files or
         files that can not have ownership changed.

     -l  Follow symbolic links.  Normally, the ownership of the
         symbolic link itself is changed.  The -l option causes
         chown to follow the symbolic links and change the
         ownership of the file pointed to.

EXAMPLES
     The following invocation will change the owner of the file
     temp to root:



          /etc/chown root temp


FILES
     /etc/passwd              the password file

RETURN VALUE
     [NO_ERRS]      Command completed without error.

     [USAGE]        Incorrect command line syntax. Execution
                    terminated.

     [NP_ERR]       An error occurred that was not a system
                    error.  Execution terminated.

     [P_WARN]       A system error occurred. Execution continues.
                    See intro(2) for more information on system
                    errors.

SEE ALSO
     chgrp(1), chmod(1), ln(1), chown(2), group(5), passwd(5).





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