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Chmod 6056

Owner has no permissions. Group can read, execute. Others can read, write. SETUID bit is set. SETGID bit is set.

Numeric Notation

6056

Symbolic Notation

--Sr-srw-

Command

chmod 6056 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
✓ SETGID bit is set

For Files

chmod 6056 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 6056 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 6056, files will display as:
--Sr-srw- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6056 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 6056 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 6056, directories will display as:
d--Sr-srw- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6056

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

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Understanding Chmod 6056

The chmod 6056 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner has no permissions. group can read, execute. others can read, write. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6056, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation --Sr-srw- 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 6056 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.