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Chmod 624

Chmod 624 (chmod a+rwx,u-x,g-rx,o-wx) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Special bits

Setuid 4000 Setgid 2000 Sticky Bit 1000

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 624 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-x,g-rx,o-wx folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 624

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 624 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 624, the file appears as:

- rw--w-r--

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 624, the folder appears as:

d rw--w-r--