From: utzoo!decvax!cca!HOLSTEGE@Cit-20@sri-unix Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: chown Article-I.D.: sri-unix.3087 Posted: Fri Sep 3 19:43:14 1982 Received: Wed Sep 8 05:53:19 1982 Date: 31 Aug 1982 1321-PDT Alan Watt points out that the point of being able to chown a file is to transfer control of that file from one user to another. I feel that this should not be possible wothout the conset of BOTH of the involved users; in this case "cp" is entirely suitable. Thus chown should be restricted. -------