Chmod 4400
Chmod 4400 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-rwx,o-rwx,ug+s,+t,g-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't 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't execute.
Special bits
Extra chmod command options
Output
Modifiers
Octal CHMOD command
$ chmod -R 4400 folder_name
Symbolic CHMOD command
$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-wx,g-rwx,o-rwx,ug+s,+t,g-s,-t folder_name
Chmod Permissions for chmod 4400
Chmod owner
- Owner can read
- Owner can't 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't execute
How chmod 4400 looks in file listing
For files
After changing a file's mode to 4400, the file appears as:
- r-S------
For folders
After changing a directory's mode to 4400, the folder appears as:
d r-S------