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Chmod 3600

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

Numeric Notation

3600

Symbolic Notation

rw---S--T

Command

chmod 3600 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 3600 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 3600 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 3600, files will display as:
rw---S--T filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 3600 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 3600 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 3600, directories will display as:
drw---S--T dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 3600

1
Restricted Access
Files with restricted access, not available to public users.
2
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read, write access.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read, write access.

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

3601
rw---S--t
3602
rw---S-wT
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x
777
rwxrwxrwx
700
rwx------

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Understanding Chmod 3600

The chmod 3600 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group has no permissions. others have no permissions. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 3600, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rw---S--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 3600 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.