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KBFS: Determine author in shared folders?

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Description

Hi,

Not an issue, but a current stumper I hope someone can help me with:

Let's say we have `/keybase/private/user1,user2,user3`

Then someone drops a file in it. Is it possible to determine the author (or last editor) of that file?

Thanks!

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The issue concerns author or last-editor metadata for files in KBFS shared folders such as /keybase/private/user1,user2,user3. Start by checking current KBFS metadata and documentation for file authorship; done means establishing whether the information is available and documenting the answer or defining the required feature.

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Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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