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Chmod 3206

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

Numeric Notation

3206

Symbolic Notation

-w---SrwT

Command

chmod 3206 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 3206 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 3206 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 3206, files will display as:
-w---SrwT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3206 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 3206 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 3206, directories will display as:
d-w---SrwT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3206

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 , write access.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

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Understanding Chmod 3206

The chmod 3206 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write. group has no permissions. others can read, write. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3206, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -w---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 3206 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.