CHMOD Calculator

Chmod 072

Chmod 072 (chmod a+rwx,u-rwx,o-rx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't 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 −
Write 2 − w w
Execute 1 − x −

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 072 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-rwx,o-rx folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 072

Chmod owner

  • Owner can't 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 072 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 072, the file appears as:

- ---rwx-w-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 072, the folder appears as:

d ---rwx-w-