[Bug 2072443] [NEW] sudo doesn't work with chown in ubuntu24.04 LTS

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I have just upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04LTS and was trying to set up my system when I came across this challenge.
Used both GUI and CLI to check ownership of several files and directories.  Found root as owner.  Used CLI to change both group and owner separately and together.  
' sudo chown -v ian:ian  /media/ian/Data/tempstore/Pictures/'
[sudo] password for ian:
changed ownership of '/media/ian/Data/tempstore/Pictures/' from root:root to ian:ian'
Unfortunately when checked no changes had taken place on the directory or any files in later attempts.

I tried using libre office to change a file contents in the directory
'Pictures' and it saved the changes just fine even though I wasn't a
superuser but digikam wouldn't add new files from that or any other
directory - message was 'No new files to add' or similar.

I would have included screen shots but couldn't get them to upload. Sorry.
lsb_release -rd gives 
'Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS       
 Release:     24.04'
This could be in one or more of several packages from low level disk handling upwards so no suspected package for bug source.

** Affects: coreutils (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: bot-comment noble
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sudo doesn't work with chown in ubuntu24.04 LTS
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2072443
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