Chmod 4766

Chmod 4766 (chmod a+rwx,g-x,o-x,ug+s,+t,g-s,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 4766 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 4766

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 4766 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 4766, the file appears as:

- rwsrw-rw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 4766, the folder appears as:

d rwsrw-rw-