Chmod 6172

Chmod 6172 (chmod a+rwx,u-rw,o-rx,ug+s,+t,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can write and can't 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 6172 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 6172

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

  • Group can read
  • Group can write
  • Group can execute

Chmod other

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

How chmod 6172 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 6172, the file appears as:

- --srws-w-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 6172, the folder appears as:

d --srws-w-