CHOWN(1-SysV)       RISC/os Reference Manual        CHOWN(1-SysV)



NAME
     chown, chgrp - change owner or group

SYNOPSIS
     chown owner file ...

     chown owner directory ...

     chgrp group file ...

     chgrp group directory ...

DESCRIPTION
     chown changes the owner of the files or directories to
     owner.  The owner may be either a decimal user ID or a login
     name found in the password file.

     chgrp changes the group ID of the files or directories to
     group.  The group may be either a decimal group ID or a
     group name found in the group file.

     If either command is invoked by other than the super-user,
     the set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits of the file mode,
     04000 and 02000 respectively, will be cleared.

     Only the owner of a file (or the super-user) may change the
     owner or group of that file.

FILES
     /etc/passwd
     /etc/group

NOTES
     In a Remote File Sharing environment, you may not have the
     permissions that the output of the ls -l command leads you
     to believe.  For more information see the "Mapping Remote
     Users" section of Chapter 10 of the System Administrator's
     Guide.

SEE ALSO
     chmod(1).
     chown(2), group(4), passwd(4) in the Programmer's Reference
     Manual.












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