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Chmod 5415

Owner can read. Group can execute. Others can read, execute. SETUID bit is set. Sticky bit is set.

Numeric Notation

5415

Symbolic Notation

r-S--xr-t

Command

chmod 5415 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 5415 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 5415 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 5415, files will display as:
r-S--xr-t filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5415 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 5415 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 5415, directories will display as:
dr-S--xr-t dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5415

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 owner read access.
3
General Purpose
This permission set is useful when you need owner read access.

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Understanding Chmod 5415

The chmod 5415 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read. group can execute. others can read, execute. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5415, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-S--xr-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 5415 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.