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Chmod 6525

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

Numeric Notation

6525

Symbolic Notation

r-s-wSr-x

Command

chmod 6525 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 6525 filename.txt
Changes permissions of a single file
chmod 6525 *.txt
Changes permissions of all .txt files
After applying chmod 6525, files will display as:
r-s-wSr-x filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6525 dirname
Changes permissions of a directory
chmod -R 6525 dirname
Recursively changes all files and subdirectories
After applying chmod 6525, directories will display as:
dr-s-wSr-x dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6525

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

Related Chmod Codes

Explore similar permission configurations

6523
r-s-wS-wx
6524
r-s-wSr--
6526
r-s-wSrw-
6527
r-s-wSrwx
644
rw-r--r--
755
rwxr-xr-x

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Understanding Chmod 6525

The chmod 6525 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, execute. group can write. others can read, execute. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6525, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation r-s-wSr-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 6525 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.