How do I change file ownership in Linux?

How do I change file ownership in Linux?

You can change file ownership using the chown command. The syntax is chown [new_owner]:[new_group] [file_name].

Can you give me an example of how to use it?

Sure! If you want to change the owner of a file named example.txt to user john and group users, you would run: chown john:users example.txt.

What if I want to change ownership for all files in a directory?

You can use the -R option for recursive changes. For example: chown -R john:users /path/to/directory.

Are there any permissions I need to be aware of?

Yes, you need to have superuser privileges to change ownership of files that you do not own.