description for command : chmod 777
Solution 1
The world, the file's group, and the file's owner can read, write, and execute the file. The 777
specifies that using octal notation.
For further reading - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_system_permissions#Octal_notation
Solution 2
The octal permission 777 is equivalent to the symbolic permission ugo=rwx
or as you would see it using ls -l
:
rwxrwxrwx 1 user group 25500 2010-08-01 06:44 filename
Usually, you don't want the world (Other) to be able to write to a file.
For example, if a file is writeable by Other and executable by all (ugo+x) then some malicious user could change the file and it might have dire consequences the next time it's run.
Usually, for executables, 755 is sufficient. For other files, 644 is usually plenty, but sometimes they need to be group writeable (664) or readonly (444) or for the most privacy (400 or 600).
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Updated on September 17, 2022Comments
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user44509 over 1 year
I encountered an option for chmod:
chmod 777 /tyr/....
What is 777 for?
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Daenyth almost 14 yearsDo be aware that 777 is almost always wrong and a potential security risk.
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user44509 almost 14 yearshow can I use it in safe side?
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user44509 almost 14 yearsdo you mean for User Group and Other?
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dsolimano almost 14 yearsYes, that's what I meant.