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Chmod 3171

Owner can execute. Group can read, write, execute. Others can execute. SETGID bit is set. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

3171

Symbolic Notation

--xrws--t

Command

chmod 3171 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 3171 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 3171 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 3171, files will display as:
--xrws--t filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3171 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 3171 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 3171, directories will display as:
d--xrws--t dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3171

1
Shared Reading
Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.
2
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need , and execute access.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need , and execute access.

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

3170
--xrws--T
3172
--xrws-wT
3173
--xrws-wt
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x
777
rwxrwxrwx

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Understanding Chmod 3171

The chmod 3171 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can execute. group can read, write, execute. others can execute. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3171, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation --xrws--t 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 3171 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.