Update of bug #28341 (project coreutils): Assigned to: None => rwp Open/Closed: Open => Closed
_______________________________________________________ Follow-up Comment #1: Thanks for the report. But this is not a bug in chown but is a restriction of the operating system kernel. The GNU chown program will change the ownership if the operating system it is running upon allows it. If you can't change file ownership then it is the operating system which is restricting you and not the chown program. And indeed the error message you reported "Operation not permitted" is the operating system kernel message saying that the operation is not permitted. This is a security restriction and is outside of the control of the chown program. There is more information on this topic in the FAQ: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#Why-can-only-root-chown-files_003f Since this bug report was submitted anonymously there is no way to send you information other than in this report. If you wish further discussion I suggest sending a message to the bug-coreutils mailing list. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?28341> _______________________________________________ Message sent via/by Savannah http://savannah.gnu.org/