Example input and settings
alice:www-data · /srv/app · -RLinux & operations · LNX-01Submit an issue
CHOWN ownership tool
Use MySQL and other service presets or custom owners, groups and paths to generate copyable chown commands with optional -R recursion.
Service presets · Custom accounts · -R · CopyOwnership settings
Fill in a common owner, group and data directory, then edit as needed. Actual values depend on installation. Recursion is controlled separately below.
Result
- Owner
- user
- Group
- Unchanged
CHOWN command
Generate owner and group change commands
Choose MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis or MongoDB to fill in common accounts and data paths for the labelled installation. All fields remain editable; recursion stays unchanged. PostgreSQL uses the data root, which can be changed to a cluster path. Enter an owner, a group, or both using common account names or numeric UID/GID values. Owner-only input keeps the group; group-only input keeps the owner. Enter a target path or leave it empty for path/to/file. Enable -R to include subdirectories and files, then click the command or copy button. Numeric IDs receive a + prefix to distinguish them from account names.
Check the input format and options with this example before using your own data. Random values, file sizes and presentation vary with the input and settings.
What to check in the result
chown -R -- 'alice:www-data' '/srv/app'