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Chmod 7666

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

Numeric Notation

7666

Symbolic Notation

rwSrwSrwT

Command

chmod 7666 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

✓ Sticky bit is set

For Files

chmod 7666 filename.txt

Changes permissions of a single file

chmod 7666 *.txt

Changes permissions of all .txt files

After applying chmod 7666, files will display as:

rwSrwSrwT filename.txt

For Directories

chmod 7666 dirname

Changes permissions of a directory

chmod -R 7666 dirname

Recursively changes all files and subdirectories

After applying chmod 7666, directories will display as:

drwSrwSrwT dirname

Common Use Cases for Chmod 7666

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 7666

The chmod 7666 command sets specific file permissions in Linux and Unix systems. This permission configuration owner can read, write. group can read, write. others can read, write. setuid bit is set. setgid bit is set. sticky bit is set.

In the numeric notation 7666, each digit represents the permission level for different user categories. The symbolic representation rwSrwSrwT 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 7666 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.