Re: Chown problem

[Soenke von Stamm <sstamm@affili.net>]

You're most likely having a weird filename which is expanded by '*' so it 
looks like a parameter to a command like 'chown':

sstamm@HanS:~/test$ touch ./-=
sstamm@HanS:~/test$ chown -R sstamm:users *
chown: invalid option -- =
Try `chown --help' for more information.
sstamm@HanS:~/test$ chown -R sstamm:users .
sstamm@HanS:~/test$ chown -R sstamm:users ./*
sstamm@HanS:~/test$ chown -R sstamm:users ./-=

(the last three work just fine)

hope that helps.

chown accepts user:group as well as user.goup btw.


      Sönke

Oh and this was more like a question for debian-user than for debian-amd64.


Am Donnerstag, 9. März 2006 09:42 schrieb Joost Kraaijeveld:
> Hi,
>
> I have a chown problem I do not understand. What is wrong with this
> chown command (and better, what can I do to solve the problem) ?:
>
> panoramix:/home/jkr/MP3# chown -R jkr.jkr *
> chown: invalid option -- =
> Try `chown --help' for more information.
> panoramix:/home/jkr/MP3#