Chmod 6212

Chmod 6212 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-rw,o-rx,ug+s,+t,-t) 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't read, can write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 6212 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 6212

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

How chmod 6212 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 6212, the file appears as:

- -wS--s-w-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 6212, the folder appears as:

d -wS--s-w-