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# 1  
Old 08-16-2016
Apache chown on its files not working
Hello,

My apache user generate one file :

Code:
# ls -lsa /tmp/reference_file.csv
76 -rwxrwxrwx  1 apache apache 69921 Aug 16 14:14 tmp/reference_file.csv

the user and the group belong to apache, but when i am trying to change it :

Code:
su -l apache -s /bin/bash
-bash-3.00$ whoami
apache
-bash-3.00$ chown explorer:btunix /tmp/reference_file.csv
chown: changing ownership of `/tmp/reference_file.csv': Operation not permitted

I tried to another folder, but the result was the same, I ve also checked attribut :

Code:
 # lsattr /tmp/reference_file.csv
 ------------- /tmp/reference_file.csv

there is no immutable attribut

How can I do ?

Thanks
# 2  
Old 08-16-2016
Do you have write permission on the directory?



Robin
# 3  
Old 08-16-2016
What's user apache's permissions on /tmp?
# 4  
Old 08-16-2016
I think apache get no restriction no ?

Code:
ls -lsa /
...
888 drwxrwxrwt   161 root    root   901120 Aug 16 15:12 tmp
...

# 5  
Old 08-16-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by cterra
My apache user generate one file :

Code:
-bash-3.00$ chown explorer:btunix /tmp/reference_file.csv
chown: changing ownership of `/tmp/reference_file.csv': Operation not permitted

I tried to another folder, but the result was the same, I ve also checked attribut :
The man-page helps. From man chown:

Code:
       Only the root user can change the owner of a file. You can change the
       group of a file only if you are a root user or if you own the file. If
       you own the file but are not a root user, you can change the group only
       to a group of which you are a member.


Quote:
Originally Posted by cterra
How can I do ?
By becoming root.

I hope this helps.

bakunin
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rbatte1
# 6  
Old 08-17-2016
Ok, I thought, I could have change the owner only if i am the owner.
# 7  
Old 08-17-2016
Quote:
Originally Posted by cterra
Ok, I thought, I could have change the owner only if i am the owner.
Allowing normal users to "give away" files would create HUGE security holes, and, on systems that charge users for the disk space they use, would allow you to change your files to world readable and writeable and have another user billed for your disk use while still having access to your data (even after you have given them away).
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