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# Python os.chown() Method

## Description:

This method changes the owner and group id of path to the numeric uid and gid. To leave one of the ids unchanged, set it to -1.

To set ownership, you would need super user privilege.

## Syntax:

    os.chown(path, uid, gid);

## Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

- path: This is the path for which owner id and group id need to be setup.

- uid: Owner ID to be set for the file.

- gid: Group ID to be set for the file.

## Example:

    #!/usr/bin/python

    import os, sys

    # Assuming /tmp/foo.txt exists.
    # To set owner ID 100 following has to be done.

    os.chown("/tmp/foo.txt", 100, -1)

    print "Changed ownership successfully!!"

This produces following result:

    Changed ownership successfully!!

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