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Chmod 6417

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

Numeric Notation

6417

Symbolic Notation

r-S--srwx

Command

chmod 6417 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 6417 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 6417 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 6417, files will display as:
r-S--srwx filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6417 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 6417 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 6417, directories will display as:
dr-S--srwx dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6417

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

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

6415
r-S--sr-x
6416
r-S--srw-
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x
777
rwxrwxrwx
700
rwx------

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Understanding Chmod 6417

The chmod 6417 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read. group can execute. others can read, write, execute. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6417, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-S--srwx 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 6417 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.