Example usage for java.nio.file.attribute PosixFileAttributeView setGroup

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for java.nio.file.attribute PosixFileAttributeView setGroup.

Prototype

void setGroup(GroupPrincipal group) throws IOException;

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Document

Updates the file group-owner.

Usage

From source file:Test.java

private static void setGroupPrincipal(Path path, String userName, String groupName) throws Exception {
    System.out.println("Setting owner for " + path.getFileName());
    PosixFileAttributeView view = Files.getFileAttributeView(path, PosixFileAttributeView.class);

    PosixFileAttributes attributes = view.readAttributes();
    System.out.println("Old Group: " + attributes.group().getName());
    System.out.println("Old Owner: " + attributes.owner().getName());

    UserPrincipalLookupService lookupService = FileSystems.getDefault().getUserPrincipalLookupService();
    UserPrincipal userPrincipal = lookupService.lookupPrincipalByName(userName);
    GroupPrincipal groupPrincipal = lookupService.lookupPrincipalByGroupName(groupName);
    view.setGroup(groupPrincipal);
    view.setOwner(userPrincipal);// w  w w. j  a v  a  2  s . c o  m

    attributes = view.readAttributes();
    System.out.println("New Group: " + attributes.group().getName());
    System.out.println("New Owner: " + attributes.owner().getName());
}

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