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Chmod 5170

Owner can execute. Group can read, write, execute. Others have no permissions. SETUID bit is set. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

5170

Symbolic Notation

--srwx--T

Command

chmod 5170 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
✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 5170 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 5170 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 5170, files will display as:
--srwx--T filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5170 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 5170 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 5170, directories will display as:
d--srwx--T dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5170

1
Shared Reading
Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.
2
Restricted Access
Files with restricted access, not available to public users.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need , and execute access.

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

5171
--srwx--t
5172
--srwx-wT
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x
777
rwxrwxrwx
700
rwx------

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Understanding Chmod 5170

The chmod 5170 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can execute. group can read, write, execute. others have no permissions. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5170, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation --srwx--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 5170 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.