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Chmod 6644

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

Numeric Notation

6644

Symbolic Notation

rwSr-Sr--

Command

chmod 6644 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 6644 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 6644 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 6644, files will display as:

rwSr-Sr-- filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 6644 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 6644 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 6644, directories will display as:

drwSr-Sr-- dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 6644

Shared Reading

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

General Purpose

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

General Purpose

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

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Understanding Chmod 6644

The chmod 6644 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can read. others can read. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set.

In the numeric notation 6644, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwSr-Sr-- 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 6644 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.