Chmod 4700

Chmod 4700 (chmod a+rwx,g-rwx,o-rwx,ug+s,+t,g-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can 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.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4700 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4700

Chmod owner

  • Owner can read
  • Owner can write
  • Owner can 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 4700 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4700, the file appears as:

- rws------

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4700, the folder appears as:

d rws------