Chmod 2641

Chmod 2641 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-wx,o-rw,ug+s,+t,u-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 2641 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-x,g-wx,o-rw,ug+s,+t,u-s,-t folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 2641

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 2641 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 2641, the file appears as:

- rw-r-S--x

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 2641, the folder appears as:

d rw-r-S--x