# B.9 ChownTask Changes the owner of a file or directory. Table B.11:聽Attributes NameTypeDescriptionDefaultRequired`file``String`The name of the file or directory. You either have to specify this attribute, or use a fileset.n/aYes`user``String`The new owner of the file. Can contain a username and a groupname, separated by a dot.n/aNo`group``String`The new group owner of the file.n/aNo`quiet``Boolean`Set quiet mode, which suppresses warnings if `chmod()` fails`false`No`failonerror``Boolean`This flag means 'note errors to the output, but keep going'`true`No`verbose``Boolean`Give more information in error message in case of a failure`true`No B.9.1 Examples ``` <chown file="my-file.txt" user="foo" /> <chown file="my-file.txt" user="username.groupname" /> <chown file="/home/test/my-directory" user="bar" /> <chown file="/home/test/my-file.txt" user="foo" verbose="true" failonerror="false" /> ``` B.9.2 Supported Nested Tags - `fileset`