Chmod 427

Chmod 427 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-rx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 427 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-wx,g-rx folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 427

Chmod owner

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

How chmod 427 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 427, the file appears as:

- r---w-rwx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 427, the folder appears as:

d r---w-rwx