Which command is used to set the owner and group of a file in Linux?

Question

Options

• Achown
• Bchmod
• Cchgrp
• Dsetfacl

• A
  88% (56)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  8% (5)

Explanation

chown (change owner) sets both the owner and group of a file, making it the correct choice - for example, chown user:group file.txt changes both in a single command. chmod is wrong because it modifies file permissions (read/write/execute bits), not ownership. chgrp can only change the group, not the owner, so it's a partial answer at best. setfacl sets Access Control Lists, which are an extended permission system entirely separate from basic ownership.

Memory tip: Think of chown as "change owner" - and since an owner always belongs to a group, it handles both. If you see a question asking to change both owner and group together, chown is your one-stop command.

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