I think I have found the offending lines in the server code.
Peter, could you please verify the following patch:

Index: src/webdav/server/org/apache/slide/webdav/util/PropertyHelper.java
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RCS file: 
/home/cvs/jakarta-slide/src/webdav/server/org/apache/slide/webdav/util/PropertyHelper.java,v
retrieving revision 1.57
diff -u -r1.57 PropertyHelper.java
--- src/webdav/server/org/apache/slide/webdav/util/PropertyHelper.java  5 Nov 2003 
14:24:35 -0000       1.57
+++ src/webdav/server/org/apache/slide/webdav/util/PropertyHelper.java  19 Nov 2003 
18:14:22 -0000
@@ -1793,8 +1793,9 @@
             principalElm.addContent(unauthenticatedElm);
         }
         else if (subjectUri == SubjectNode.OWNER_URI) {
-            Element ownerElm = new Element(E_OWNER, DNSP);
-            principalElm.addContent(ownerElm);
+            Element propertyElm = new Element(E_PROPERTY, DNSP);
+            propertyElm.addContent(new Element(P_OWNER, DNSP));
+            principalElm.addContent(principalElm);
         }
         else if (subjectUri == SubjectNode.SELF_URI) {
             Element selfElm = new Element(E_SELF, DNSP);

Nevertheless, it is not clear to me, why there is such an ACE after a
fresh installation. Have the default permissions changed?

Regards,
Ingo

> Ingo,
> 
> No I didn't try to set anything and it was a new instance altogether and 
> I was connected as 'root' and just did the 'acl' command on a collection 
> I had just created with mkcol command.
> 
> Ollie
> 
> Ingo Brunberg wrote:
> 
> >Hi Ollie,
> >
> >first, thank you for following the advice.
> >
> >As you propably know, Slide recently tried to become compatible with
> >the latest ACL draft. For the client part, I have commited a small
> >patch that (admittedly I haven't tested much) allows users to set the
> >principal of an ACE to a property. Have you made use of this feature?
> >
> >On the other hand, your output seems to indicate a bug on the server
> >side. The principal should look like:
> >
> ><D:principal><D:property><D:owner/></D:property></D:principal>
> >
> >instead of
> >
> ><D:principal>>D:owner/></D:principal>.
> >
> >I will propably have a closer look at it tomorrow, unless someone is
> >faster.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Ingo
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Running the latest Slide Client against a local slide instance, I got 
> >>the following:
> >>
> >>[LOCALHOST] /AJCS/files/Matrix/ $ acl
> >> 
> >>Error: unknown type of principal
> >>element: <D:ace>
> >>                        <D:principal>
> >>                            <D:owner />
> >>                        </D:principal>
> >>                        <D:grant>
> >>                            <D:privilege>
> >>                                <D:read-acl />
> >>                            </D:privilege>
> >>                        </D:grant>
> >>                        <D:inherited>
> >>                            <D:href>/AJCS/files</D:href>
> >>                        </D:inherited>
> >>                    </D:ace>
> >>ACL for /AJCS/files/Matrix/:
> >>------------------------------------------------------------
> >>granted to /AJCS/roles/user    (not protected)   (inherited from 
> >>'/AJCS/files')
> >>   DAV:write
> >>Fatal Error: null
> >>java.lang.NullPointerException
> >>        at org.apache.webdav.cmd.Client.showAces(Client.java:1827)
> >>        at org.apache.webdav.cmd.Client.acl(Client.java:1068)
> >>        at org.apache.webdav.cmd.ClientParser.acl(ClientParser.java:1764)
> >>        at org.apache.webdav.cmd.ClientParser.command(ClientParser.java:409)
> >>        at 
> >>org.apache.webdav.cmd.ClientParser.commands(ClientParser.java:210)
> >>        at org.apache.webdav.cmd.Client.run(Client.java:149)
> >>        at org.apache.webdav.cmd.Slide.main(Slide.java:124)
> >>Please, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>So, since it asked me to, here it is.
> >>
> >>Ollie


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