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); UserPrincipal userPrincipal = view.getOwner(); UserPrincipalLookupService lookupService = FileSystems.getDefault().getUserPrincipalLookupService(); userPrincipal = lookupService.lookupPrincipalByName("users"); view.setOwner(userPrincipal); System.out.println("UserPrincipal set: " + userPrincipal.getName()); } }