need a little help with llGetOwner

Void Singer made this script to help me with a door script, problem is though if i give the object that contains the script to some one they can not open the door.
I tried to contact Void in world but never heard back assuming she is busy so i am asking you all for help
cheers
this is the chat trigger script

default{
state_entry(){
llListen( 1, "", llGetOwner(), "gear" );
}

listen( integer vInt, string vStr, key vKey, string vStrNull ){
llMessageLinked( LINK_SET, 0, "v7-D Hinge", "" );
}
}

and this is the hinge script ( i dont know if it is needed to post but i thought i should just in case


float flt_DEGREES_TO_ROTATE = 45;
float flt_TIME_TO_ROTATE = 2;

float gFltSpn;
rotation gRotAng;

default{
state_entry(){
gRotAng = llEuler2Rot( < (-flt_DEGREES_TO_ROTATE * DEG_TO_RAD), 0.0, 0.0 > );
gFltSpn = -flt_DEGREES_TO_ROTATE * DEG_TO_RAD / flt_TIME_TO_ROTATE;
}

link_message( integer vInt, integer vIntNull, string vStrCmd, key vKey ){
if ("v7-D Hinge" == vStrCmd ){
llTargetOmega( (< 1.0, 0.0, 0.0 > * llGetLocalRot()), (gFltSpn *= -1), 1.0 );
llSleep( flt_TIME_TO_ROTATE );
llTargetOmega( ZERO_VECTOR, 0.0, 0.0 );
llSetLocalRot( (gRotAng = (ZERO_ROTATION / gRotAng)) * llGetLocalRot() );
}
}
}

Change the chat trigger script to this.. I just added a changed() handler in there..

default
{
    state_entry()
    {
        llListen( 1, "", llGetOwner(), "gear" );
    }

    listen( integer vInt, string vStr, key vKey, string vStrNull )
    {
        llMessageLinked( LINK_SET, 0, "v7-D Hinge", "" );
    }

    changed (integer mask)
    {
        if (mask & CHANGED_OWNER)
        {
            llResetScript();
        }
    }
}

or let the new owner reset the script

Could work, but then the question becomes: should the new owner have to know to reset the script, if it can instead be done automatically without any harm done?

It's also good practice to set up the code to reset on_rez() if you are planning on selling it to new owners. Occasionally SL likes to freak out over change() code in recent updates. At least, this has happened to me and a few others... Any who, the code snippet is..

default
{
on_rez(integer start_param)
{
llResetScript();
}
}

thanks very much for the help
we did try the script reset, it didn't seem to help?
but this fix you posted is very much appreciated

If the door was deeded to group owned land the new owner would be the group. You can not open a listen channel to a group.

If this is the case...

change this:

llListen( 1, "", llGetOwner(), "gear" );

to this:

llListen( 1, "", "", "gear" );