Chmod 7442

Chmod 7442 (chmod a+rwx,u-wx,g-wx,o-rx,ug+s,+t) sets permissions so that, (U)ser / owner can read, can't write and can't execute. (G)roup can read, can't write and can't execute. (O)thers can't 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

Extra chmod command options

Output

Modifiers

Octal CHMOD command

$ chmod -R 7442 folder_name

Symbolic CHMOD command

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

Chmod Permissions for chmod 7442

Chmod owner

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

How chmod 7442 looks in file listing

For files

After changing a file's mode to 7442, the file appears as:

- r-Sr-S-wT

For folders

After changing a directory's mode to 7442, the folder appears as:

d r-Sr-S-wT