Security: Dangerous

chmod 677 β€” rw-rwxrwx

Owner has (rw-), Group has (rwx), and Others have (rwx).

Live Interactive Permission Matrix

Linux chmod Calculator & Generator

Octal Value
677
Symbolic
rw-rwxrwx
Quick Presets:
Owner (User)
The file creator
6
Group
Team or service account
7
Public (Others)
All other system users
7
Security Assessment
Status: Dangerous
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Target:
chmod 677 deploy.sh
chmod -R 677 /var/www/deploy.sh

Interactive Permission Matrix (rwx)

RoleRead (r - 4)Write (w - 2)Execute (x - 1)Octal Total
Owner (User)6
Group7
Others (Public)7

Copyable chmod 677 Commands

Apply to Single File
chmod 677 target_file
Apply Recursively to Directory
chmod -R 677 /path/to/folder
Only Apply to Directories (find)
find /path/to/folder -type d -exec chmod 677 {} +
Only Apply to Files (find)
find /path/to/folder -type f -exec chmod 677 {} +

Recommended Real-World Use Cases

  • β€’Files requiring owner rw- and group rwx
  • β€’Restricted scripts and utilities
  • β€’Custom deployment configurations

Security Consideration

SECURITY WARNING: The 'Others' octal digit is 7, giving public write access. Avoid this on public web servers.

Frequently Asked Questions

chmod 677 Questions & Answers

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

Owner has (rw-), Group has (rwx), and Others have (rwx). In symbolic notation, this is represented as "rw-rwxrwx".