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3M TA3 · 09-17-2005, 02:28 PM

I was asked to change owners of files on Linux for a shared hosting client and to use the following command:

chown R username:username {path to file}

I normally run this:

chown username {path to file}

I tried running his command and it didn't work so I ran mine and it worked. He's happy but I must know more!

was this guy smoking something or was he thinking FreeBSD or another OS?

I thumbed through the pocket linux book and found nothing

colpanic · 09-17-2005, 03:54 PM

it's -R, not R. (or maybe even -r .. I don't remember exactly)

Gungadin · 09-17-2005, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colpanic

it's -R, not R. (or maybe even -r .. I don't remember exactly)

Yeah, -R, --recursive
operate on files and directories recursively

Wilbo · 09-17-2005, 04:14 PM

Yup -R I had to look it up once too.

DatingGold · 09-17-2005, 04:16 PM

-R

so maybe something like this

chown -R username.groupname *

09-17-2005, 02:28 PM	#1
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09-17-2005, 03:54 PM	#2
colpanic Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,007	it's -R, not R. (or maybe even -r .. I don't remember exactly) __________________ I like ducks.

09-17-2005, 04:16 PM	#5
DatingGold $6 PER EMAIL JOiN Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: California Posts: 13,185	-R so maybe something like this chown -R username.groupname * __________________ 9 Years of SOLID payouts and conversions! ADULT DATING - $100 PPS LIVE CAMS - $214 PPS WWW.DATINGGOLD.COM ICQ: 27442303

09-17-2005, 04:14 PM	#4
Wilbo Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Baltimore Posts: 2,082	Yup -R I had to look it up once too.