How can I recursively change the owner of a directory to the user nobody in linux

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I would like to change the owner of a directory and all files and directories below it to the user nobody.

I have a /parent_dir with owner root. I want to change the owner to nobody (system user) recursively.

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I would like to change the owner of a directory and all files and directories below it to the user nobody.

I have a /parent_dir with owner root. I want to change the owner to nobody (system user) recursively.

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I would like to change the owner of a directory and all files and directories below it to the user nobody.

I have a /parent_dir with owner root. I want to change the owner to nobody (system user) recursively.

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:28

Paul

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asked Feb 22 '11 at 17:33

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I would like to change the owner of a directory and all files and directories below it to the user nobody.

I have a /parent_dir with owner root. I want to change the owner to nobody (system user) recursively.

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edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:28

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Paul

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Paul

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edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:28

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Like this:

sudo chown -R nobody /parent_dir

answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

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You may change the owner of the directory recursively using the following command. -R stands for recursive.

chown -R ownername foldername

You can also change the owner and group of the directory recursively using the following command.

chown -R ownername:groupname foldername

For more details refer this.

edited Nov 14 at 10:43

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

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By using the -R command line parameter of chown.

chown -R nobody /parent_dir

edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

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Just as an alternative to the other answers:

sudo find /parent_dir -exec chown nobody {} ;

if you only want to change files you could use -type f or -type d for directories. comes in handy, when you want to chmod stuff.

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:56

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

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another thing you can do here is restrict it to only change files from one particular owner to another. If only a few files are root owned that can save a lot of metadata writes.
– Bron Gondwana
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up vote
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Like this:

sudo chown -R nobody /parent_dir

answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

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up vote
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Like this:

sudo chown -R nobody /parent_dir

answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

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up vote
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Like this:

sudo chown -R nobody /parent_dir

answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

shellholic

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Like this:

sudo chown -R nobody /parent_dir

answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

shellholic

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

shellholic

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

shellholic

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You may change the owner of the directory recursively using the following command. -R stands for recursive.

chown -R ownername foldername

You can also change the owner and group of the directory recursively using the following command.

chown -R ownername:groupname foldername

For more details refer this.

edited Nov 14 at 10:43

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

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up vote
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You may change the owner of the directory recursively using the following command. -R stands for recursive.

chown -R ownername foldername

You can also change the owner and group of the directory recursively using the following command.

chown -R ownername:groupname foldername

For more details refer this.

edited Nov 14 at 10:43

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

1414

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up vote
4
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You may change the owner of the directory recursively using the following command. -R stands for recursive.

chown -R ownername foldername

You can also change the owner and group of the directory recursively using the following command.

chown -R ownername:groupname foldername

For more details refer this.

edited Nov 14 at 10:43

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

1414

You may change the owner of the directory recursively using the following command. -R stands for recursive.

chown -R ownername foldername

You can also change the owner and group of the directory recursively using the following command.

chown -R ownername:groupname foldername

For more details refer this.

edited Nov 14 at 10:43

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

1414

edited Nov 14 at 10:43

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

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answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

1414

answered Oct 14 '14 at 5:46

Mahendran Sakkarai

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By using the -R command line parameter of chown.

chown -R nobody /parent_dir

edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

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By using the -R command line parameter of chown.

chown -R nobody /parent_dir

edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

filmor

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up vote
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By using the -R command line parameter of chown.

chown -R nobody /parent_dir

edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

filmor

1165

By using the -R command line parameter of chown.

chown -R nobody /parent_dir

edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

filmor

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edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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edited Jul 10 '11 at 5:09

3498DB

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

filmor

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

filmor

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answered Feb 22 '11 at 17:35

filmor

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up vote
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Just as an alternative to the other answers:

sudo find /parent_dir -exec chown nobody {} ;

if you only want to change files you could use -type f or -type d for directories. comes in handy, when you want to chmod stuff.

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:56

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

another thing you can do here is restrict it to only change files from one particular owner to another. If only a few files are root owned that can save a lot of metadata writes.
– Bron Gondwana
Jul 25 '12 at 11:57

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

Just as an alternative to the other answers:

sudo find /parent_dir -exec chown nobody {} ;

if you only want to change files you could use -type f or -type d for directories. comes in handy, when you want to chmod stuff.

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:56

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

another thing you can do here is restrict it to only change files from one particular owner to another. If only a few files are root owned that can save a lot of metadata writes.
– Bron Gondwana
Jul 25 '12 at 11:57

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

Just as an alternative to the other answers:

sudo find /parent_dir -exec chown nobody {} ;

if you only want to change files you could use -type f or -type d for directories. comes in handy, when you want to chmod stuff.

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:56

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

Just as an alternative to the other answers:

sudo find /parent_dir -exec chown nobody {} ;

if you only want to change files you could use -type f or -type d for directories. comes in handy, when you want to chmod stuff.

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:56

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

edited Jul 25 '12 at 11:56

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

answered Jul 25 '12 at 11:50

Baarn

5,25652659

another thing you can do here is restrict it to only change files from one particular owner to another. If only a few files are root owned that can save a lot of metadata writes.
– Bron Gondwana
Jul 25 '12 at 11:57

add a comment |

another thing you can do here is restrict it to only change files from one particular owner to another. If only a few files are root owned that can save a lot of metadata writes.
– Bron Gondwana
Jul 25 '12 at 11:57

another thing you can do here is restrict it to only change files from one particular owner to another. If only a few files are root owned that can save a lot of metadata writes.
– Bron Gondwana
Jul 25 '12 at 11:57

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