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Chmod 5421

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

Numeric Notation

5421

Symbolic Notation

r-S-w---t

Command

chmod 5421 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 5421 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 5421 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 5421, files will display as:

r-S-w---t filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5421 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 5421 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 5421, directories will display as:

dr-S-w---t dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5421

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 5421

The chmod 5421 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read. group can write. others can execute. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5421, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-S-w---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 5421 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.