Is there a way to find out if a file can be chown¹d or chgrp¹d ? Something like is_writeable() ... Except that you¹re trying to find out if you can change the Owner or Group of a file. Rahul S. Johari Supervisor, Internet & Administration Informed Marketing Services Inc. 500 Federal Street, Suite 201 Troy NY 12180 Tel: (518) 687-6700 x154 Fax: (518) 687-6799 Email: rahul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.informed-sources.com