GNU bug report logs - #41570
Add "takeown" command for Dired on Windows

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "A. Peter Blicher" <blicher <at> comcast.net>

Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 22:19:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.3

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: stefan <at> marxist.se, 41570 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, blicher <at> comcast.net
Subject: bug#41570: 26.3; dired chown
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:17:42 -0400

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Perhaps the Dired O command should give an immediate error, perhaps

  Changing a file's owner not supported on this OS.  Switch to GNU/Linux.

This would at least explain the situation.

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