Chmod 003

Chmod 003 (chmod a+rwx,u-rwx,g-rwx,o-r) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can write and can execute.

Owner Rights (u) Group Rights (g) Others Rights (o)
Read 4
Write 2 w
Execute 1 x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 003 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-rwx,g-rwx,o-r folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 003

Chmod owner

  • Owner can't read
  • Owner can't write
  • Owner can't execute

Chmod group

  • Group can't read
  • Group can't write
  • Group can't execute

Chmod other

  • Others can't read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 003 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 003, the file appears as:

- -------wx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 003, the folder appears as:

d -------wx