Chmod 7234

Chmod 7234 (chmod a+rwx,u-rx,g-r,o-wx,ug+s,+t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can't read, can write and can't execute. (G)roup can't read, can write and can execute. (O)thers can read, can't write and can't execute.

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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 7234 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 7234

Chmod owner

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

Chmod group

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

Chmod other

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

How chmod 7234 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 7234, the file appears as:

- -wS-wsr-T

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 7234, the folder appears as:

d -wS-wsr-T