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| The //Group// and //Owner// boxes can be used to change ownership of the selected files. Initially the boxes will show current ownership as long as all selected files has the same owner/group. Otherwise the boxes will be empty. Leave them empty not to change the ownership, when you are changing other properties (like permissions). | The //Group// and //Owner// boxes can be used to change ownership of the selected files. Initially the boxes will show current ownership as long as all selected files has the same owner/group. Otherwise the boxes will be empty. Leave them empty not to change the ownership, when you are changing other properties (like permissions). | ||
| - | The boxes are disabled if current [[protocols|protocol]] does not allow changing ownership. You can overcome this limitation by defining [[custom_commands#ownership|appropriate custom command]]. | + | The boxes are disabled if current [[protocols|protocol]] does not allow changing ownership. |
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| + | Some protocols may allow changing ownership by specifying UID/GUID numbers only. In that case you will see both username/groupname and UID/GUID in the boxes in form //name [number]//. If you want to change ownership specify new number only. ((In some cases WinSCP may be able to resolve the UID/GUID itself if you specify username/groupname instead. However the only certain method is specifying the number.)) You can overcome this limitation by defining [[custom_commands#ownership|appropriate custom command]]. | ||
| ==== Permissions ==== | ==== Permissions ==== | ||