chown thru multiple directories

[karron at MCIRPS2.MED.NYU.EDU]

JORDAN%gmr.com at relay.cs.net asks about "chown thru multiple directories"

>Is there a command available that will change the owner and group
>of every file in the current directory, and every file & directory
>below the current directory?
>
>Or will I have to write my own shell program?

Do this one liner:

find /$startdir -exec chown $username "{}" \; -print

Rr to change both the user and the owner

find /$startdir -exec chgrp $usergrouop "{}" \; -exec chown $username "{}" \; -p
   rint

the -print is optional. It justs shows you what find is finding.

Replace $startdir,$username,$usergroup with your actual value.

Tar also has setting that will unload an archives with the current users
ownership and group.  Have to look that up.  I always forget it when unloading
tar archives and then do the above to fix things.  The real problem is when
you are unloading an archive with root permissions as a user with no
permissions. Then you can not chown and chgrp on the monster you have just
created. You are stuck until root can do it for you.

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