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Chmod 6210

Owner can write. Group can execute. Others have no permissions. SETUID bit is set. SETGID bit is set.

Numeric Notation

6210

Symbolic Notation

-wS--s---

Command

chmod 6210 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 6210 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 6210 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 6210, files will display as:

-wS--s--- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6210 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 6210 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 6210, directories will display as:

d-wS--s--- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6210

Restricted Access

Files with restricted access, not available to public users.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

General Purpose

This permission set is useful when you need , write access.

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Understanding Chmod 6210

The chmod 6210 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write. group can execute. others have no permissions. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6210, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -wS--s--- 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 6210 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.