[mintblogger]

If I am owner of any directory, can I change the ownership of files that fall under that directory? Please help.

[daark.child]

Generally you should be able to change permissions of any files in directories you own. This is not always necessarily true because if you created files in that directory as a different user e.g. root, then you may not have the right permissions to delete the files unless you su to the user before deleting the file.

[mintblogger]

Thanks for the clarification.