[bug #28341] chown does not support non-root usage

[Bob Proulx]

Update of bug #28341 (project coreutils):

             Assigned to:                    None => rwp                    
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 

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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.


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