Security: Safe

chmod 000 β€” ---------

NO permissions for ANYONE (---------). Completely inaccessible.

Live Interactive Permission Matrix

Linux chmod Calculator & Generator

Octal Value
000
Symbolic
---------
Quick Presets:
Owner (User)
The file creator
0
Group
Team or service account
0
Public (Others)
All other system users
0
Security Assessment
Status: Safe
View Full chmod 000 Guide β†’
Target:
chmod 000 deploy.sh
chmod -R 000 /var/www/deploy.sh

Interactive Permission Matrix (rwx)

RoleRead (r - 4)Write (w - 2)Execute (x - 1)Octal Total
Owner (User)0
Group0
Others (Public)0

Copyable chmod 000 Commands

Apply to Single File
chmod 000 target_file
Apply Recursively to Directory
chmod -R 000 /path/to/folder
Only Apply to Directories (find)
find /path/to/folder -type d -exec chmod 000 {} +
Only Apply to Files (find)
find /path/to/folder -type f -exec chmod 000 {} +

Recommended Real-World Use Cases

  • β€’Temporarily quarantine suspected malicious files
  • β€’Disabling sensitive data files during security audits

Security Consideration

chmod 000 revokes all read, write, and execute permissions from the file. Only root or the file owner (after executing `chmod`) can restore access.

Frequently Asked Questions

chmod 000 Questions & Answers

Common questions regarding Linux permissions, security risks, and recursive chmod commands.

NO permissions for ANYONE (---------). Completely inaccessible. In symbolic notation, this is represented as "---------".