Chmod 4210

Chmod 4210 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-rw,o-rwx,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 execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can't 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 4210 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4210

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 execute

Chmod other

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

How chmod 4210 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4210, the file appears as:

- -wS--x---

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4210, the folder appears as:

d -wS--x---