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chown
Localization
Exit Values
Message
Portability
chown uses the following localization environment variables:
v LANG
v LC_ALL
v LC_CTYPE
v LC_MESSAGES
v NLSPATH
See Appendix F for more information.
0 You specified –f, or chown successfully changed the ownership of all the
specified files and directories.
1 Failure due to any of the following:
v Inability to access a specified file.
v Inability to change the owner of a specified file.
v Inability to read the directory containing the directory entry of the file.
v An irrecoverable error was encountered when using the –R option.
2 Failure due to any of the following:
v The command line contained an incorrect option.
v The command line had too few arguments.
v An owner was specified with a user ID that the system did not recognize.
function not implemented
This error may occur if the directory is under automount control.
POSIX.2, UNIX systems.
Related Information
chgrp, chmod
The –f and –h options are an extension of the POSIX standard.
chroot — Change the root directory for the execution of a command
Format
Description
chroot directory command
If you have appropriate privileges, the chroot command changes the root directory
to the directory specified by the directory parameter of a specific command. The
new root directory will also contain its children.
Rule: In order to use chroot, you must either be a superuser (UID=0), or have
READ permission to the BPX.SUPERUSER resource profile in the FACILITY class.
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