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Chmod 6475

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

Numeric Notation

6475

Symbolic Notation

r-Srwsr-x

Command

chmod 6475 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 6475 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 6475 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 6475, files will display as:
r-Srwsr-x filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6475 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 6475 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 6475, directories will display as:
dr-Srwsr-x dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6475

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.

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Understanding Chmod 6475

The chmod 6475 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read. group can read, write, execute. others can read, execute. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6475, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-Srwsr-x 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 6475 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.