Chmod 4224

Chmod 4224 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-rx,o-wx,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 write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4224 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4224

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 4224 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4224, the file appears as:

- -wS-w-r--

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4224, the folder appears as:

d -wS-w-r--