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Chmod 5646

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

Numeric Notation

5646

Symbolic Notation

rwSr--rwT

Command

chmod 5646 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 5646 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 5646 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 5646, files will display as:
rwSr--rwT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5646 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 5646 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 5646, directories will display as:
drwSr--rwT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5646

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

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

5644
rwSr--r-T
5645
rwSr--r-t
5647
rwSr--rwt
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x
777
rwxrwxrwx

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Understanding Chmod 5646

The chmod 5646 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can read. others can read, write. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5646, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwSr--rwT 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 5646 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.