Chmod 4444

Chmod 4444 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-wx,o-wx,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 read, can't 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 r r
Write 2
Execute 1

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4444 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4444

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 4444 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4444, the file appears as:

- r-Sr--r--

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4444, the folder appears as:

d r-Sr--r--