Node.js | fs. fchownSync() Method
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08 May, 2020
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The fs.fchownSync() method is used to synchronously change the owner and group of the given file descriptor. The function accepts a user id and group id that can be used to set the respective owner and group. It does not return anything.
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fs.fchownSync( fd, uid, gid )Parameters: This method accepts three parameters as mentioned above and described below:
- fd: It is an integer that denotes the file descriptor of the file of which the owner and group has to be changed.
- uid: It is a number that denotes the user id that corresponds to the owner to be set.
- gid: It is a number that denotes the group id that corresponds to the group to be set.
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// fs.fchownSync() method
// Import the filesystem module
const fs = require('fs');
// Get the file descriptor for the file
let fd = fs.openSync("example_file.txt", "r");
// Set the owner to a new one keeping the group same
// New owner is "geeksforgeeks" with user id 1010
// The old group is "xubuntu" with group id 999
fs.fchownSync(fd, 1010, 999);
console.log("uid and gid set successfully");
xubuntu@xubuntu: ~/Desktop/fs-fchownSync$ ls -l total 8 -rw-rw--w- 1 xubuntu xubuntu 4 Apr 22 09:10 example_file.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xubuntu xubuntu 290 Apr 22 09:15 index.jsOutput of the Code:
Given uid and gid set successfullyAfter Running the Code:
xubuntu@xubuntu: ~/Desktop/fs-fchownSync$ ls -l total 8 -rw-rw--w- 1 geeksforgeeks xubuntu 4 Apr 22 09:10 example_file.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xubuntu xubuntu 290 Apr 22 09:15 index.jsExample 2: This example shows the setting of the group.
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// fs.fchownSync() method
// Import the filesystem module
const fs = require('fs');
// Get the file descriptor for the file
let fd = fs.openSync("example_file.txt", "r");
// Set the group to a new one keeping the owner same
// The old owner is "xubuntu" with user id 999
// New group is "author" with group id 1015
fs.fchownSync(fd, 999, 1015);
console.log("uid and gid set successfully");
xubuntu@xubuntu: ~/Desktop/fs-fchownSync$ ls -l total 8 -rw-rw--w- 1 xubuntu xubuntu 4 Apr 22 09:10 example_file.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xubuntu xubuntu 290 Apr 22 09:15 index.jsOutput of the Code:
Given uid and gid set successfullyAfter Running the Code:
xubuntu@xubuntu: ~/Desktop/fs-fchownSync$ ls -l total 8 -rw-rw--w- 1 xubuntu author 4 Apr 22 09:10 example_file.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 xubuntu xubuntu 290 Apr 22 09:15 index.jsReference: https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_fchownsync_fd_uid_gid