Chmod 4711

Chmod 4711 (chmod a+rwx,g-rw,o-rw,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 execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4711 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4711

Chmod owner

  • Owner can read
  • Owner can write
  • Owner can execute

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 4711 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4711, the file appears as:

- rws--x--x

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4711, the folder appears as:

d rws--x--x