chown Changes file owner &reftitle.description; boolchown stringfilename mixeduser Attempts to change the owner of the file filename to user user. Only the superuser may change the owner of a file. &reftitle.parameters; filename Path to the file. user A user name or number. &reftitle.returnvalues; &return.success; &reftitle.examples; Simple <function>chown</function> usage ]]> &example.outputs.similar; string(13) "php.net" ["passwd"]=> string(1) "x" ["uid"]=> int(148864) ["gid"]=> int(148910) ["gecos"]=> string(13) "php.net" ["dir"]=> string(25) "/home/sites/php.net" ["shell"]=> string(13) "/sbin/nologin" } ]]> &reftitle.notes; ¬e.no-remote; ¬e.sm.uidcheck; &reftitle.seealso; chmod