non-superuser chown(2)s considered harmful

[Jay Plett]

In article <18786 at rpp386.cactus.org>, jfh at rpp386.cactus.org (John F Haugh II) writes:
> If an operating system can support unlink() and creat()/open() in a
> quota environment, there is NO reason it cannot support chown().
Would you please elaborate?

> As for the annoying aspects of non-superuser chown(), such as
> mischevious users, that's an administrative problem.
As you say (though perhaps not as you meant), it does indeed
create a serious administrative problem.

	...jay