files' owner changes on its own

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From: Mark Adler
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 16:01

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I created an ftp account (for anonymous ftp), and used chown (as root) to
change the owners of various directories and files.  However, after a
while (a few hours?) the owners change to "me" on their own!  Does
anyone know what in the system could be doing this, and why?  Thanks.

Mark Adler
madler@cco.caltech.edu

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Subject: files' owner changes on its own
Date: 8 Oct 1992 16:01:46 GMT
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