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chmod if I am not root/file owner
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If I am not the file' owner or root, can I use chmod to change the file permission? Assume I have group/write access to the file, e.g. 775
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In a nutshell: No, you can't do that. Just for the plain reason that you could "steal" another user's file (related source): Of course, only the owner of a file may use chmod to alter a file's permissions There was another question on SO dealing wit…
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