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Chmod 3046

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

Numeric Notation

3046

Symbolic Notation

---r-SrwT

Command

chmod 3046 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

✓ SETGID bit is set

✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 3046 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 3046 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 3046, files will display as:

---r-SrwT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3046 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 3046 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 3046, directories will display as:

d---r-SrwT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3046

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 3046

The chmod 3046 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner has no permissions. group can read. others can read, write. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3046, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation ---r-SrwT 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 3046 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.