How can I grant a user chown and chmod privileges on a specific directory?

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Issue

  • How do I give root privileges to a user
  • I want to allow a user to run the chown and chmod commands on specific files or directories
  • I only want grant a user root permissions on a file or directory

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x

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