Chmod 5641

Chmod 5641 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-wx,o-rw,ug+s,+t,g-s) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 5641 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 5641

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 5641 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 5641, the file appears as:

- rwSr----t

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 5641, the folder appears as:

d rwSr----t