Chown (change file owner)

function Chown(what: string, user: string): boolean;

Changes the ownership of the file or directory specified by what to the local OS user user. Returns true on success, false on failure.

IMPORTANT

Chown is a POSIX/Linux-only function. It is a no-op on Windows and will always return false there. It also requires that ss-wrk is running as root; otherwise the operating system will deny the chown system call.

Parameter	Type	Requirement	Explanation
what	string	required	Path to the file or directory whose ownership you want to change
user	string	required	Name of the local OS user to assign as the new owner

Return value	Explanation
true	Ownership was updated successfully
false	The operation failed (insufficient privileges, user not found, Windows, etc.)

Example

var ok = Chown('/var/uploads/report.csv', 'alice');
if (!ok) {
  Log('WARNING: Could not change file owner.');
}