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Date:      Mon, 27 Mar 2000 04:17:52 -0500
From:      "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: strange behaviour of chown(due to my lameness probably)
Message-ID:  <38DF2740.F11A1033@mail.ptd.net>
References:  <Pine.GSO.4.10.10003271007460.7466-100000@sun11>

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Ariel Burbaickij wrote:
> 
> I tried to make following logged in as xyz user :
> 
> chown abc zyx.txt
> 
> and got Operation not permmited.
> 

Only root can change file ownership. Otherwise you could make a setuid
program, give it to another user, and then become that user.


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