Chmod 4201

Chmod 4201 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-rwx,o-rw,ug+s,+t,g-s,-t) 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't execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4201 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4201

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't execute

Chmod other

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

How chmod 4201 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4201, the file appears as:

- -wS-----x

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4201, the folder appears as:

d -wS-----x