SUMMARY: chown / chgrp on a symbolic link

From: Orla Greevy (greevy@tell.ascom.ch)
Date: Mon Jan 20 1997 - 06:11:40 CST

My original question:
>I have being trying to change owner / group on a symbolic link be it doesnt
>seem to work. Is this not possible?

Thanks to
casper@holland.Sun.COM
osubrama@cvimail.cv.com

for the prompt replies. The answer is:

chgrp -h <grpname > < file name >
chown -h <new owner > < file name >

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