Chmod 077

Chmod 077 (chmod a+rwx,u-rwx) 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 read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 077 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 077

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 read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 077 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 077, the file appears as:

- ---rwxrwx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 077, the folder appears as:

d ---rwxrwx