Chmod 6437

Chmod 6437 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-r,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 write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 6437 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

$ chmod -R a+rwx,u-wx,g-r,ug+s,+t,-t folder_name

Chmod Permissions for chmod 6437

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

  • Others can read
  • Others can write
  • Others can execute

How chmod 6437 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 6437, the file appears as:

- r-S-wsrwx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 6437, the folder appears as:

d r-S-wsrwx