The chown command is used on Unix-like systems to change the owner of a file.
The chown command is used on Unix-like systems to change the owner/group of a file.
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Directory ownership keeps changing
I run my own git server on my debian server. I use gitosis for access control. I noticed that my /opt/vc directory changes ownership from git:git to myUsername:myDefaultGroup every so often. Almost like something runs chwon -R…
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Accidentally ran chown -R / and now mail queue not being delivered
EDIT: BTW, everything else including all websites on the server are running fine except that mail queue in whm is not automatically being delivered. What directory would I need to change permissions on just to fix mail sending again?
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Changing file ownership with chown
I'm currently logged in as root, and I want to switch ownership of files to the xyz user. How can I do that using chown?
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