Chmod 4422

Chmod 4422 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-rx,o-rx,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 write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can 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 4422 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4422

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

How chmod 4422 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4422, the file appears as:

- r-S-w--w-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4422, the folder appears as:

d r-S-w--w-