Chmod 2666

Chmod 2666 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-x,o-x,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 write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 2666 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 2666

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 2666 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 2666, the file appears as:

- rw-rwSrw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 2666, the folder appears as:

d rw-rwSrw-