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Chmod 3204

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

Numeric Notation

3204

Symbolic Notation

-w---Sr-T

Command

chmod 3204 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 3204 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 3204 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 3204, files will display as:

-w---Sr-T filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3204 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 3204 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 3204, directories will display as:

d-w---Sr-T dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3204

Shared Reading

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

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

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Understanding Chmod 3204

The chmod 3204 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write. group has no permissions. others can read. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3204, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -w---Sr-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 3204 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.