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Chmod 4020

Owner has no permissions. Group can write. Others have no permissions. SETUID bit is set.

Numeric Notation

4020

Symbolic Notation

--S-w----

Command

chmod 4020 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

✓ SETUID bit is set

For Files

chmod 4020 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 4020 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 4020, files will display as:

--S-w---- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 4020 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 4020 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 4020, directories will display as:

d--S-w---- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 4020

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

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 4020

The chmod 4020 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner has no permissions. group can write. others have no permissions. setuid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 4020, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation --S-w---- 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 4020 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.