Hi, >>> [ SuS says dots are OK in user names ] >> [ chown doesn't like dots ] > That's why chown foo:bar FILE is the preferred syntax and foo.bar is only a > deprecated extension for compatibility with older scripts. > Unfortunately, GNU fileutils doesn't accept dots in user names, and the manpage (which arguably shouldn't be used when Info files exist) doesn't document colons. Cc to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Matthias Urlichs _______________________________________________ Bug-fileutils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-fileutils
