More about File & Directory Ownership
Normally when you create a new file, you are given ownership of that file and it is assigned to your default group. Your default group is assigned to you by Mac OS X when you are given your user account by the system administrator. You can belong to multiple groups. Unless the system administrator specifically assigns you to a different group, in Mac OS X, the default group is a unique group with the same name as your short name and with you as the sole member.
- The admin user can use the chown and chgrp commands to change the ownership of a file or directory. You can learn more about these commands by viewing their man pages. In the Terminal window, type man chown or man chgrp and press
