From unknown Tue Aug 19 06:31:21 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#12603 <12603@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#12603 <12603@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: bug in chown Reply-To: bug#12603 <12603@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:31:21 +0000 retitle 12603 bug in chown reassign 12603 coreutils submitter 12603 =D0=93=D0=B0=D0=BB=D1=8C=D1=87=D0=B5=D0=BD=D0=BA=D0=BE =D0= =90=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=BA=D1=81=D0=B5=D0=B9 severity 12603 normal tag 12603 notabug thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Oct 08 12:04:49 2012 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Oct 2012 16:04:49 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33858 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFp2-0002zX-Pr for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:04:49 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37171) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFJo-0002E1-14 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:32:33 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFJD-0001Gj-3U for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:31:58 -0400 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,BODY_8BITS, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI autolearn=unavailable version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]:59393) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFJD-0001Ge-0U for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:31:55 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55481) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFJB-0005vT-FO for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:31:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFJA-0001G7-II for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:31:53 -0400 Received: from mailf.rambler.ru ([81.19.66.214]:10075) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TLFJA-0001Fs-Bl for bug-coreutils@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:31:52 -0400 Received: from [10.0.0.150] (unknown [46.151.45.222]) (Authenticated sender: gasx@rambler.ru) by mailf.rambler.ru (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 4B72456511 for ; Mon, 8 Oct 2012 19:31:51 +0400 (MSK) Message-ID: <5072F1E7.2050504@rambler.ru> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:31:51 +0300 From: =?UTF-8?B?0JPQsNC70YzRh9C10L3QutC+INCQ0LvQtdC60YHQtdC5?= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120912 Thunderbird/15.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org Subject: bug in chown Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-Received-From: 208.118.235.17 X-Spam-Score: -3.5 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:04:45 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -3.5 (---) root@desktop:/home/user# chown user:user -R * chown: =D0=BD=D0=B5=D0=B8=D0=B7=D0=B2=D0=B5=D1=81=D1=82=D0=BD=D1=8B=D0=B9= =D0=BA=D0=BB=D1=8E=D1=87 =C2=AB--else=C2=BB =D0=9F=D0=BE=D0=BF=D1=80=D0=BE=D0=B1=D1=83=D0=B9=D1=82=D0=B5 `chown --hel= p' =D0=B4=D0=BB=D1=8F =D0=BF=D0=BE=D0=BB=D1=83=D1=87=D0=B5=D0=BD=D0=B8=D1= =8F =D0=B1=D0=BE=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B5 =D0=BF=D0=BE=D0=B4=D1=80=D0=BE=D0=B1=D0= =BD=D0=BE=D0=B3=D0=BE =D0=BE=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=B8=D1=8F. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Mon Oct 08 12:54:06 2012 Received: (at control) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Oct 2012 16:54:06 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:33985 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TLGaj-0004Cc-B6 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:54:06 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:31203) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1TLGag-0004C0-9v; Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:54:03 -0400 Received: from int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.22]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q98GrUPl022206 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:53:30 -0400 Received: from [10.3.113.147] (ovpn-113-147.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.113.147]) by int-mx09.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q98GrTq5031381; Mon, 8 Oct 2012 12:53:29 -0400 Message-ID: <50730509.8020308@redhat.com> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:53:29 -0600 From: Eric Blake Organization: Red Hat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:15.0) Gecko/20120911 Thunderbird/15.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: =?UTF-8?B?0JPQsNC70YzRh9C10L3QutC+INCQ0LvQtdC60YHQtdC5?= Subject: Re: bug#12603: bug in chown References: <5072F1E7.2050504@rambler.ru> In-Reply-To: <5072F1E7.2050504@rambler.ru> X-Enigmail-Version: 1.4.4 OpenPGP: url=http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig7B9C928FE4B33499C3E8A375" X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.68 on 10.5.11.22 X-Spam-Score: -6.3 (------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: control Cc: 12603-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -6.3 (------) This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig7B9C928FE4B33499C3E8A375 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable tag 12603 notabug thanks On 10/08/2012 09:31 AM, =D0=93=D0=B0=D0=BB=D1=8C=D1=87=D0=B5=D0=BD=D0=BA=D0= =BE =D0=90=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=BA=D1=81=D0=B5=D0=B9 wrote: > root@desktop:/home/user# chown user:user -R * > chown: =D0=BD=D0=B5=D0=B8=D0=B7=D0=B2=D0=B5=D1=81=D1=82=D0=BD=D1=8B=D0=B9= =D0=BA=D0=BB=D1=8E=D1=87 =C2=AB--else=C2=BB > =D0=9F=D0=BE=D0=BF=D1=80=D0=BE=D0=B1=D1=83=D0=B9=D1=82=D0=B5 `chown --h= elp' =D0=B4=D0=BB=D1=8F =D0=BF=D0=BE=D0=BB=D1=83=D1=87=D0=B5=D0=BD=D0=B8=D1= =8F =D0=B1=D0=BE=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=B5 =D0=BF=D0=BE=D0=B4=D1=80=D0=BE=D0=B1=D0= =BD=D0=BE=D0=B3=D0=BE =D0=BE=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=B8=D1=8F. Thanks for the report. However, I suspect that what happened is that you have a file in your current working directory whose name starts with '-', and was therefore treated as an option. If I'm right, then this FAQ covers the situation: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#I-have-a-file-_0027_002df_002= 7-and-it-affects-rm_002e and you can use either of these constructs to avoid the issue: chown user:user -R ./* chown user:user -R -- * For that matter, using '*' with -R is rather pointless; it risks exceeding command line limits and omits files whose names start with '.' in the current directory; you probably want to do: chown -R user:user . which is also mentioned in the FAQ: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/#ls-_002da-_002a-does-not-list= -dot-files --=20 Eric Blake eblake@redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org --------------enig7B9C928FE4B33499C3E8A375 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Public key at http://people.redhat.com/eblake/eblake.gpg Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJQcwUJAAoJEKeha0olJ0Nq9GUH/RDX+R24A3KwEc8F3zdn2ztD XqKiAIVKHTbSmuh24V3NdhlWoVzCYpY6R++CvkgCZiZk3b/nCYHn961DNaqRrV/Y T6D+SdXtBN2AY7COxto1AURHoM/VSq7+Qmch4asyrl+tDUrRt/SmLG1HsxYYbZ8o kCdxeU2yUe6td8qBse9GRJQtr6C65/9J/OVURdLfpU+qBZc1w+4PCvuoZHZfXalO itYPCBPV2PsSy+sFdpdsL5kgnO6JJk2YLpHm9PFbrz++lC3Qg2XIpSDMgR34KuWr AYYc9p/SxU2xpBigtDC+24ifmAjFB2P5Wg2ulGTe4oyqaKRzY7rX79GH7eY1I2Y= =LepT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig7B9C928FE4B33499C3E8A375-- From unknown Tue Aug 19 06:31:21 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. 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