At this time, fs.chown requires int values for uid and gid.
So, what is the recommended way to get these int values from a UNIX-like system?
Should I read /etc/passwd and /etc/group directly?
That does not seem like the right way to do it...
I checked and found this: https://npmjs.org/package/getuid I haven't used it. caveat emptor.
Personally, I like looking these up in a configuration file that the user supplies :)
-daniel
You've probably solved it by now, but for future reference: the uid-number package is used by npm, so I think it can be safely assumed that it works (and it does for me).
Just call chown directly:
var exec = require( "child_process" ).exec;
exec( "chown user:group filename" );