Add chown functions to std::os::unix::fs to change the owner and group of files

This is a straightforward wrapper that uses the existing helpers for C
string handling and errno handling.

Having this available is convenient for UNIX utility programs written in
Rust, and avoids having to call unsafe functions like `libc::chown`
directly and handle errors manually, in a program that may otherwise be
entirely safe code.

In addition, these functions provide a more Rustic interface by
accepting appropriate traits and using `None` rather than `-1`.

library/std/src/os/unix/fs.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use super::platform::fs::MetadataExt as _;
 use crate::fs::{self, OpenOptions, Permissions};
 use crate::io;
+use crate::os::unix::io::{AsFd, AsRawFd};
 use crate::path::Path;
 use crate::sys;
 use crate::sys_common::{AsInner, AsInnerMut, FromInner};
@@ -924,6 +925,75 @@ impl DirBuilderExt for fs::DirBuilder {
     }
 }
 
+/// Change the owner and group of the specified path.
+///
+/// Specifying either the uid or gid as `None` will leave it unchanged.
+///
+/// Changing the owner typically requires privileges, such as root or a specific capability.
+/// Changing the group typically requires either being the owner and a member of the group, or
+/// having privileges.
+///
+/// If called on a symbolic link, this will change the owner and group of the link target. To
+/// change the owner and group of the link itself, see [`lchown`].
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// #![feature(unix_chown)]
+/// use std::os::unix::fs;
+///
+/// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+///     fs::chown("/sandbox", Some(0), Some(0))?;
+///     Ok(())
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[unstable(feature = "unix_chown", issue = "none")]
+pub fn chown<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P, uid: Option<u32>, gid: Option<u32>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    sys::fs::chown(dir.as_ref(), uid.unwrap_or(u32::MAX), gid.unwrap_or(u32::MAX))
+}
+
+/// Change the owner and group of the file referenced by the specified open file descriptor.
+///
+/// For semantics and required privileges, see [`chown`].
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// #![feature(unix_chown)]
+/// use std::os::unix::fs;
+///
+/// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+///     let f = std::fs::File::open("/file")?;
+///     fs::fchown(f, Some(0), Some(0))?;
+///     Ok(())
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[unstable(feature = "unix_chown", issue = "none")]
+pub fn fchown<F: AsFd>(fd: F, uid: Option<u32>, gid: Option<u32>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    sys::fs::fchown(fd.as_fd().as_raw_fd(), uid.unwrap_or(u32::MAX), gid.unwrap_or(u32::MAX))
+}
+
+/// Change the owner and group of the specified path, without dereferencing symbolic links.
+///
+/// Identical to [`chown`], except that if called on a symbolic link, this will change the owner
+/// and group of the link itself rather than the owner and group of the link target.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```no_run
+/// #![feature(unix_chown)]
+/// use std::os::unix::fs;
+///
+/// fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+///     fs::lchown("/symlink", Some(0), Some(0))?;
+///     Ok(())
+/// }
+/// ```
+#[unstable(feature = "unix_chown", issue = "none")]
+pub fn lchown<P: AsRef<Path>>(dir: P, uid: Option<u32>, gid: Option<u32>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    sys::fs::lchown(dir.as_ref(), uid.unwrap_or(u32::MAX), gid.unwrap_or(u32::MAX))
+}
+
 /// Change the root directory of the current process to the specified path.
 ///
 /// This typically requires privileges, such as root or a specific capability.

library/std/src/sys/unix/fs.rs

@@ -1416,6 +1416,23 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     Ok(bytes_copied as u64)
 }
 
+pub fn chown(path: &Path, uid: u32, gid: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let path = cstr(path)?;
+    cvt(unsafe { libc::chown(path.as_ptr(), uid as libc::uid_t, gid as libc::gid_t) })?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn fchown(fd: c_int, uid: u32, gid: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
+    cvt(unsafe { libc::fchown(fd, uid as libc::uid_t, gid as libc::gid_t) })?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub fn lchown(path: &Path, uid: u32, gid: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let path = cstr(path)?;
+    cvt(unsafe { libc::lchown(path.as_ptr(), uid as libc::uid_t, gid as libc::gid_t) })?;
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "fuchsia", target_os = "vxworks")))]
 pub fn chroot(dir: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
     let dir = cstr(dir)?;