B.7 ChownTask
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## B.7 ChownTask

Changes the owner of a file or directory.

Table B.8: Attributes

Name | Type | Description | Default | Required
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
`file` | `String` | The name of the file or directory. You either have to specify this attribute, or use a fileset. | n/a | Yes
`user` | `String` | The new owner of the file. Can contain a username and a groupname, separated by a dot. | n/a | No
`group` | `String` | The new group owner of the file. | n/a | No
`quiet` | `Boolean` | Set quiet mode, which suppresses warnings if `chmod()` fails | `false` | No
`failonerror` | `Boolean` | This flag means 'note errors to the output, but keep going' | `true` | No
`verbose` | `Boolean` | Give more information in error message in case of a failure | `true` | No

### B.7.1 Examples

    <chown file="my-file.txt" user="foo" />
    <chown file="my-file.txt" user="username.groupname" />
    <chown file="/home/test/my-directory" user="bar" />
    <chown file="/home/test/my-file.txt" user="foo" verbose="true" failonerror="false" />

### B.7.2 Supported Nested Tags

- `fileset`

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