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Chmod 254

Chmod 254 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-w,o-wx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 254 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 254

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 254 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 254, the file appears as:

- -w-r-xr--

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 254, the folder appears as:

d -w-r-xr--