gary ng wrote: > ah, but how come another user(non-root) can do it then > ?
If you own the file and are also in the group then the linux kernel allows you to change the group. > drwx--x--x 2 svn svn 4096 May 17 15:53 abc > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ chown svn.www-data abc > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l > drwx--x--x 2 svn www-data 4096 May 17 15:53 abc What does this say? id svn Does it include the www-data group? If so then the Linux kernel allows this fine. Bob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]