Bug 92379 – Changing file ownership instructions incorrect

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Bug 92379 - Changing file ownership instructions incorrect

Summary:	Changing file ownership instructions incorrect

Status:	CLOSED NEXTRELEASE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	rhl-rg (Show other bugs)
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Version:	9
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Johnray Fuller
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Blocks:	89261
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Reported:	2003-06-05 12:59 EDT by Johnray Fuller
Modified:	2007-04-18 12:54 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2003-09-23 14:18:13 EDT
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Description Johnray Fuller 2003-06-05 12:59:10 EDT

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/ch-users-groups.html

> The user and the group to which a file belongs, as well as the access
> permissions on the file, can be changed by the root user or, in most
> cases, by the creator of the file.
                                                                               
                                                      
This is true for permissions, but not for user/group.  Only root can change the
owner of a file.  A non-root user can change the group for a file if (a) he is
the owner of the file and (b) he is a member of the new group.

Comment 1 Johnray Fuller 2003-09-23 14:18:13 EDT

Fixed in Taroon.

Thanks!

Johnray

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