Why can't I change file ownership in the Finder when logged in as root?

Why can't I change file ownership in the Finder when logged in as root?
I can change it in the Finder if logged in as admin or via the terminal as root.
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N8 Thomas wrote:
I then went into my finder preference section and changed my "New finder window show" to my computer's name. At that point I could view and find anything within it. this part got the job done.
"You don't, they only appear in open file dialogs and in tool panels like in iMovie, iPhoto.
To view your media, you open the app that you use to manage that type of media." this on the other hand was zero help
What you did doesn't show the Media Browser. It just shows the folders where your media is stored. You may be correct that was all that cobacc wanted.
The Media Browser shows the actual media in thumbnails so that you can preview the media.
However, neither requires any Sharing services to be enabled.

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