Java Files set file owner
import java.io.IOException; 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 Main { public static void main(String[] args) { Path path = Paths.get("Main.java"); try {// ww w.j a v a 2 s . c om 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()); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } }