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Chmod 1017

Owner has no permissions. Group can execute. Others can read, write, execute. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

1017

Symbolic Notation

-----xrwt

Command

chmod 1017 file

Permission Breakdown

Detailed view of permissions for each user category

Owner

✗ Read✗ Write✗ Execute

Group

✗ Read✗ Write✓ Execute

Others

✓ Read✓ Write✓ Execute

Special Permissions

✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 1017 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 1017 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 1017, files will display as:

-----xrwt filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 1017 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 1017 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 1017, directories will display as:

d-----xrwt dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 1017

Shared Reading

Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need access.

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Understanding Chmod 1017

The chmod 1017 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner has no permissions. group can execute. others can read, write, execute. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 1017, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -----xrwt provides a visual way to understand these permissions, where 'r' means read, 'w' means write, 'x' means execute, and '-' means no permission.

When you execute chmod 1017 filename, you're modifying the file's access control list to match this specific permission pattern. This is essential for maintaining proper security and access control in multi-user environments.