Chmod 5237

Chmod 5237 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-r,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 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 w
Execute 1 x x

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 5237 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 5237

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 5237 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 5237, the file appears as:

- -wS-wxrwt

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 5237, the folder appears as:

d -wS-wxrwt