diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py b/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
index 3b4e1a1aff2c0dba6ef9b356d9db3023a8c29417..ec88542b99c68a304e0ecb8047f17b199523d402 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class LdapLinuxPlatformUtility:
     def changePathGroupOwner(cls, path, groupName):
         logger = cls.getLogger()
         logger.debug('Changing group owner to %s for path %s' % (groupName, path))
-        cmd = '%s -R \:%s %s' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
+        cmd = '%s \:%s %s' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
         cls.executeSudoCommand(cmd)
 
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