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Chmod 5763

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

Numeric Notation

5763

Symbolic Notation

rwsrw--wt

Command

chmod 5763 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 5763 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 5763 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 5763, files will display as:

rwsrw--wt filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 5763 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 5763 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 5763, directories will display as:

drwsrw--wt dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 5763

Owner Scripts

Files where the owner needs full control and execution rights.

Shared Reading

Files that need to be readable by multiple users or groups.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need owner read, write, and execute access.

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Understanding Chmod 5763

The chmod 5763 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write, execute. group can read, write. others can write, execute. setuid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 5763, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwsrw--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 5763 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.