# Stuck @ CHOWN for /var/www/discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-chown-for-var-www-discourse/74138>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [Novembre 15, 2017, 11:16 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-chown-for-var-www-discourse/74138 "2017-11-15T23:16:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Post date:** [Mai 30, 2018, 10:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stuck-chown-for-var-www-discourse/74138/15 "2018-05-30T22:55:38Z")

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> [@dnsmichi](#):
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> One could also install `parallel` or alter the way find executes chown in multiple processes, e.g. per directory. Would such make sense for a PR?

If you’re IOPS bound, trying to run multiple IOPS-heavy instances of an operation in parallel is unlikely to provide any benefit.

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