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Date:      Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:35:26 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      Ariel Burbaickij <Ariel.Burbaickij@mni.fh-giessen.de>
To:        "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: strange behaviour of chown(due to my lameness probably)
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.10.10003272233520.13318-100000@sun33>
In-Reply-To: <38DF2740.F11A1033@mail.ptd.net>

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On Mon, 27 Mar 2000, Thomas M. Sommers wrote:

> Ariel Burbaickij wrote:
> > 
> > I tried to make following logged in as xyz user :
> > 
> > chown abc zyx.txt
> > 
> > and got Operation not permmited.
> > 
> 
> Only root can change file ownership. Otherwise you could make a setuid
> program, give it to another user, and then become that user.
> 
  Wait.even the files that are owned by user who intend to change its
  ownership?Effictively,giving ownership to someone other over?
  
  Kind regards,
  Ariel 
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