Chmod 2523

Chmod 2523 (chmod a+rwx,u-w,g-rx,o-r,ug+s,+t,u-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can't read, can 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 r
Write 2 w w
Execute 1 x x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 2523 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-w,g-rx,o-r,ug+s,+t,u-s,-t folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 2523

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 2523 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 2523, the file appears as:

- r-x-wS-wx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 2523, the folder appears as:

d r-x-wS-wx