Security: Elevated

chmod 770 β€” rwxrwx---

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

Live Interactive Permission Matrix

Linux chmod Calculator & Generator

Octal Value
770
Symbolic
rwxrwx---
Quick Presets:
Owner (User)
The file creator
7
Group
Team or service account
7
Public (Others)
All other system users
0
Security Assessment
Status: Elevated
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Target:
chmod 770 deploy.sh
chmod -R 770 /var/www/deploy.sh

Interactive Permission Matrix (rwx)

RoleRead (r - 4)Write (w - 2)Execute (x - 1)Octal Total
Owner (User)7
Group7
Others (Public)0

Copyable chmod 770 Commands

Apply to Single File
chmod 770 target_file
Apply Recursively to Directory
chmod -R 770 /path/to/folder
Only Apply to Directories (find)
find /path/to/folder -type d -exec chmod 770 {} +
Only Apply to Files (find)
find /path/to/folder -type f -exec chmod 770 {} +

Recommended Real-World Use Cases

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

Security Consideration

chmod 770 (rwxrwx---) configures specific Linux permission bits where the owner receives numeric value 7, the group receives 7, and public users receive 0. Total combined mask is 770.

Frequently Asked Questions

chmod 770 Questions & Answers

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

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