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Chmod 5542

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

Numeric Notation

5542

Symbolic Notation

r-sr---wT

Command

chmod 5542 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 5542 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 5542 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 5542, files will display as:
r-sr---wT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5542 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 5542 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 5542, directories will display as:
dr-sr---wT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5542

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

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

5540
r-sr----T
5541
r-sr----t
5543
r-sr---wt
5544
r-sr--r-T
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x

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Understanding Chmod 5542

The chmod 5542 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, execute. group can read. others can write. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5542, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-sr---wT 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 5542 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.