Chmod 6416

Chmod 6416 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-rw,o-x,ug+s,+t,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can't write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can't 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 6416 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 6416

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 6416 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 6416, the file appears as:

- r-S--srw-

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 6416, the folder appears as:

d r-S--srw-