Chmod 4217

Chmod 4217 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-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 execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4217 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4217

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 read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 4217 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4217, the file appears as:

- -wS--xrwx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4217, the folder appears as:

d -wS--xrwx