Chmod 216

Chmod 216 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-rw,o-x) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can 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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 216 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 216

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 216 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 216, the file appears as:

- -w---xrw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 216, the folder appears as:

d -w---xrw-