Chmod 0472

Chmod 0472 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,o-rx,ug-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 0472 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-wx,o-rx,ug-s,-t folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 0472

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

  • Group can read
  • Group can write
  • Group can execute

Chmod other

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

How chmod 0472 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 0472, the file appears as:

- r--rwx-w-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 0472, the folder appears as:

d r--rwx-w-