Chmod 7020

Chmod 7020 (chmod a+rwx,u-rwx,g-rx,o-rwx,ug+s,+t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can write and can't execute. (O)thers can't read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 7020 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 7020

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 7020 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 7020, the file appears as:

- --S-wS--T

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 7020, the folder appears as:

d --S-wS--T