diff --git a/clite/commands.js b/clite/commands.js
index 9faa5a0..b8664c2 100644
--- a/clite/commands.js
+++ b/clite/commands.js
@@ -2163,6 +2163,137 @@ Options:
 	return main(args);
 });
 
+clite.commands.load('chown',function(args,env,io) {
+	var stdlib = io.include('stdlib');
+	var stdio = io.include('stdio');
+	var clite = io.include('clite');
+
+	let user = null;
+	let group = null;
+
+	let uid = -1;
+	let gid = -1;
+
+	function help() {
+		stdio.printf(`
+chown - change the owner of files
+Usage: chown [OPTION] <USER>[:GROUP] <FILE>
+
+Options:
+-?	Print this help information
+`);
+	}
+
+	function recurseDir(path) {
+		let fd = stdio.open(path,stdio.flags.O_SEARCH|stdio.flags.O_DIRECTORY|stdio.flags.O_SYNC);
+		if (!fd) {
+			stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'could not recurse into directory: %s\n',path);
+			return;
+		}
+		let e = null;
+		while ((e = stdio.read(fd)) != null) {
+			let p = path+'/'+e;
+			let r = stdio.chown(p,uid,gid);
+			if (!r)
+				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'could not change ownership of file: %s\n',path);
+		}
+		stdio.close(fd);
+	}
+
+	function main(args) {
+		let files = [];
+		let recurse = false;
+		for (var i=1; i<args.length; i++) {
+			if (args[i][0] == '-') {
+				for (var j=1; j<args[i].length; j++) {
+					switch (args[i][j]) {
+					case '?':
+						help();
+						return 0;
+						break;
+					case 'R':
+						recurse = true;
+						break;
+					default:
+						stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'unknown argument: -%c\n',args[i][j]);
+					}
+				}
+			}else if (user == null) {
+				user = args[i];
+			}else{
+				files.push(args[i]);
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (files.length < 1) {
+			stdio.write(io.stderr,'no file specified\n');
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		if (!user) {
+			stdio.write(io.stderr,'no user specified\n');
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		let ug = user.split(':');
+		if (ug.length > 1) {
+			if (ug.length > 2) {
+				stdio.write(io.stderr,'no valid user specified\n');
+				return 1;
+			}
+
+			user = ug[0];
+			group = ug[1];
+
+			if (user == '')
+				user = null;
+			if (group == '')
+				group = null;
+		}
+
+		if (user) {
+			let pw = stdlib.getpwnam(user);
+			if (!pw) {
+				stdio.write(io.stderr,'invalid user specified\n');
+				return 1;
+			}
+			uid = pw.pw_uid;
+		}
+
+		if (group) {
+			let gr = stdlib.getgrnam(group);
+			if (!gr) {
+				stdio.write(io.stderr,'invalid group specified\n');
+				return 1;
+			}
+			gid = gr.gr_gid;
+		}
+
+		if (uid < 0 && gid < 0) {
+			stdio.write(io.stderr,'no valid user or group specified\n');
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		for (var i=0; i<files.length; i++) {
+			let p = clite.resolvePath(files[i]);
+			let r = stdio.chown(p,uid,gid);
+			if (!r) {
+				stdio.fprintf(io.stderr,'could not change ownership of file: %s\n',p);
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (!recurse)
+				continue;
+			let st = stdio.stat(p);
+			if (st && st.type == stdio.types.FT_DIR)
+				recurseDir(p);
+		}
+
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return main(args);
+});
+
 if (window.location.protocol == 'file:')
 clite.commands.load('exp',function(args,env,io) {
 	var stdio = io.include('stdio');
diff --git a/clite/core.js b/clite/core.js
index b00a50b..e7f52f8 100644
--- a/clite/core.js
+++ b/clite/core.js
@@ -1756,7 +1756,7 @@ clite.io = {
 
 			fd.node.mode = mode;
 			fd.node.time.change = clite.time.sec();
-			clite.vfs.saveFile(path);
+			clite.vfs.saveFile(fd.path);
 			return true;
 		}
 		clite.io.chmod = function(pid,path,mode) {
@@ -2611,6 +2611,7 @@ clite.vfs = {
 			return true;
 		}
 		clite.vfs.restoreFile = function(path) {
+			console.log('restore: '+path);
 			var b = clite.state.bios.io.read(2);
 			if (!b)
 				return false;
@@ -3241,6 +3242,8 @@ clite.lib = {
 	},
 	checkNodeExecutable:function(node,pid) {
 		var uid = clite.proc.getUID(pid);
+		if (uid == 0)
+			return true;
 		if ((node.mode&clite.io.modes.S_IXOTH) == clite.io.modes.S_IXOTH)
 			return true;
 		if (clite.user.checkGID(uid,node.gid) && (node.mode&clite.io.modes.S_IXGRP) == clite.io.modes.S_IXGRP)