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Re: document chgrp: changing group of `m': Operation not permitted
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Eric Blake |
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Re: document chgrp: changing group of `m': Operation not permitted |
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Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:19:50 -0700 |
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According to address@hidden on 1/5/2008 8:33 AM:
| Hope the chgrp and chown docs mention some operating systems don't let
| just anyone just change to any group...
| chgrp: changing group of `m': Operation not permitted
Yes, the docs do mention that. In fact, the FAQ does too:
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#Why-can-only-root-chown-files_003f
| version 5.97
This is somewhat outdated. Consider upgrading - the latest stable release
is 6.9, or you can try the beta 6.9.91.
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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake address@hidden
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