Java tutorial
import java.nio.file.FileSystems; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; import java.nio.file.Paths; import java.nio.file.attribute.FileOwnerAttributeView; import java.nio.file.attribute.UserPrincipal; import java.nio.file.attribute.UserPrincipalLookupService; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Path path = Paths.get("C:/home/docs/users.txt"); FileOwnerAttributeView view = Files.getFileAttributeView(path, FileOwnerAttributeView.class); UserPrincipalLookupService lookupService = FileSystems.getDefault().getUserPrincipalLookupService(); UserPrincipal userPrincipal = lookupService.lookupPrincipalByName("mary"); Files.setOwner(path, userPrincipal); System.out.println("Owner: " + view.getOwner().getName()); } }