Chmod 6543

Chmod 6543 (chmod a+rwx,u-w,g-wx,o-r,ug+s,+t,-t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can write and can execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 6543 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 6543

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 6543 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 6543, the file appears as:

- r-sr-S-wx

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 6543, the folder appears as:

d r-sr-S-wx