Chmod 5217

Chmod 5217 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-rw,ug+s,+t,g-s) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 5217 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 5217

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

  • Others can read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 5217 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 5217, the file appears as:

- -wS--xrwt

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 5217, the folder appears as:

d -wS--xrwt