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I'm using the Services module. I can upload files through web services, but the problem is that all the created files have the same owner, the user account used for the web services. I would like to change this user, but I don't know how to do it.

I have been looking for the functions defined in the file.inc file, but I haven't found a function to change this. How could I change the file's owner?

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  • Did you try just passing the uid along during the POST to ?q=my-endpoint/file.json?
    – tyler.frankenstein
    Jun 18, 2015 at 15:26
  • Hi. Yes, I did it. But after I saw that nothing changed I inspected file_save_data function (file.inc) and I saw that this function has file->uid = $user->uid, that is, the user that is logged in. And then, it ignores the uid I pass.
    – briast
    Jun 19, 2015 at 10:30
  • If file.inc has the user id hard coded in, then I think the only way around it is patching the file.inc module to listen for your POST user id.
    – tyler.frankenstein
    Jun 19, 2015 at 19:52
  • Actually, check out hook_entity_presave(), you can probably use that to set the uid on the file to data available in the $_POST array: api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules!system!system.api.php/…
    – tyler.frankenstein
    Jun 19, 2015 at 19:54

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I don't know of a module built to handle this, but you could build something easily enough to do it:

  • the DB table file_managed handles files, and includes a uid field which is the user ID of the file 'owner'

This could be modified in a custom module, but a MAJOR WARNING that I don't know what potential damage this could cause to other elements of the site, perhaps someone with more experience with the DB could add some advice in this regard

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  • Yes. That is the quick way (It was I did), but I think It isn't the right way. As you said, this change directly on DB could cause problems with other elements. But I didn't find a secure function to change it.
    – briast
    Jun 19, 2015 at 10:34

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