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Chmod 6374

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

Numeric Notation

6374

Symbolic Notation

-wsrwsr--

Command

chmod 6374 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 6374 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 6374 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 6374, files will display as:

-wsrwsr-- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6374 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 6374 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 6374, directories will display as:

d-wsrwsr-- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6374

Shared Reading

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

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 6374

The chmod 6374 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can write, execute. group can read, write, execute. others can read. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6374, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation -wsrwsr-- 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 6374 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.