Chmod 6251

Chmod 6251 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-w,o-rw,ug+s,+t,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 6251 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 6251

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 6251 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 6251, the file appears as:

- -wSr-s--x

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 6251, the folder appears as:

d -wSr-s--x