Why does chmod +w not give write permission to other(o)
When I run chmod +w filename
it doesn't give write permission to other
, it just gives write permission to user
and group
.
After executing this command
chmod +w testfile.txt
running ls -l testfile.txt
prints
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ravi ravi 20 Mar 10 18:09 testfile.txt
but in case of +r
and +x
it works properly.
I don't want to use chmod ugo+w filename
.
linux command-line permissions chmod
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When I run chmod +w filename
it doesn't give write permission to other
, it just gives write permission to user
and group
.
After executing this command
chmod +w testfile.txt
running ls -l testfile.txt
prints
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ravi ravi 20 Mar 10 18:09 testfile.txt
but in case of +r
and +x
it works properly.
I don't want to use chmod ugo+w filename
.
linux command-line permissions chmod
2
askubuntu.com/a/718782/158442
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:01
1
If you don't want to useugo
, usea
.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:02
yes, but i just want to know why+w
not working.
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:20
That's why I left two comments.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:22
@muru. You claim in youraskubuntu
answer that you reference above that "This behavior is POSIX-mandated, and so, not a bug". Please be advised that POSIX Application Usage text is non-normative and is therefore not mandated by POSIX.
– fpmurphy
Mar 11 '18 at 5:38
|
show 2 more comments
When I run chmod +w filename
it doesn't give write permission to other
, it just gives write permission to user
and group
.
After executing this command
chmod +w testfile.txt
running ls -l testfile.txt
prints
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ravi ravi 20 Mar 10 18:09 testfile.txt
but in case of +r
and +x
it works properly.
I don't want to use chmod ugo+w filename
.
linux command-line permissions chmod
When I run chmod +w filename
it doesn't give write permission to other
, it just gives write permission to user
and group
.
After executing this command
chmod +w testfile.txt
running ls -l testfile.txt
prints
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ravi ravi 20 Mar 10 18:09 testfile.txt
but in case of +r
and +x
it works properly.
I don't want to use chmod ugo+w filename
.
linux command-line permissions chmod
linux command-line permissions chmod
edited Mar 14 '18 at 9:15
Anthony Geoghegan
7,56543954
7,56543954
asked Mar 10 '18 at 12:50
Ravi Sevta
17718
17718
2
askubuntu.com/a/718782/158442
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:01
1
If you don't want to useugo
, usea
.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:02
yes, but i just want to know why+w
not working.
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:20
That's why I left two comments.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:22
@muru. You claim in youraskubuntu
answer that you reference above that "This behavior is POSIX-mandated, and so, not a bug". Please be advised that POSIX Application Usage text is non-normative and is therefore not mandated by POSIX.
– fpmurphy
Mar 11 '18 at 5:38
|
show 2 more comments
2
askubuntu.com/a/718782/158442
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:01
1
If you don't want to useugo
, usea
.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:02
yes, but i just want to know why+w
not working.
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:20
That's why I left two comments.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:22
@muru. You claim in youraskubuntu
answer that you reference above that "This behavior is POSIX-mandated, and so, not a bug". Please be advised that POSIX Application Usage text is non-normative and is therefore not mandated by POSIX.
– fpmurphy
Mar 11 '18 at 5:38
2
2
askubuntu.com/a/718782/158442
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:01
askubuntu.com/a/718782/158442
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:01
1
1
If you don't want to use
ugo
, use a
.– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:02
If you don't want to use
ugo
, use a
.– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:02
yes, but i just want to know why
+w
not working.– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:20
yes, but i just want to know why
+w
not working.– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:20
That's why I left two comments.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:22
That's why I left two comments.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:22
@muru. You claim in your
askubuntu
answer that you reference above that "This behavior is POSIX-mandated, and so, not a bug". Please be advised that POSIX Application Usage text is non-normative and is therefore not mandated by POSIX.– fpmurphy
Mar 11 '18 at 5:38
@muru. You claim in your
askubuntu
answer that you reference above that "This behavior is POSIX-mandated, and so, not a bug". Please be advised that POSIX Application Usage text is non-normative and is therefore not mandated by POSIX.– fpmurphy
Mar 11 '18 at 5:38
|
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+r
means ugo+r
+x
means ugo+x
but +w
means ug+w
because the umask value is 002, when you change umask to 000, by executing
umask 000
in your terminal then
chmod +w file
will set permissions to ugo+w
Note that umask 000
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, file permissions are also important as suggested by ilkkachu.
2
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
1
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set ther
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for+x
. For+w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
2
Also, setting umask to0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
1
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: theumask
is an important part of how+r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask002
,chmod +r
doesn't meanchmod ugo=r
, it meanschmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
add a comment |
With:
chmod +<perms>
the perms are added to user, group and other but with the umask still applying. It makes sure the file is not granted more permission than a newly created file would.
If you want to add the perms to user, groups and other regardless of the umask, use
chmod a+<perms>
which is short for
chmod ugo+<perms>
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
1
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
add a comment |
You need to specify to whom you are giving the permissions to, such as other
, by using chmod o+w testfile.txt
1
yes, but i think+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
To give permissions to all users, usechmod a+w testfile.txt
. Useu
for user,g
for group,o
for other, anda
for all.
– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
ifchmod a+w filename
,chmod +w filename
andchmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use+w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
add a comment |
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+r
means ugo+r
+x
means ugo+x
but +w
means ug+w
because the umask value is 002, when you change umask to 000, by executing
umask 000
in your terminal then
chmod +w file
will set permissions to ugo+w
Note that umask 000
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, file permissions are also important as suggested by ilkkachu.
2
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
1
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set ther
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for+x
. For+w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
2
Also, setting umask to0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
1
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: theumask
is an important part of how+r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask002
,chmod +r
doesn't meanchmod ugo=r
, it meanschmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
add a comment |
+r
means ugo+r
+x
means ugo+x
but +w
means ug+w
because the umask value is 002, when you change umask to 000, by executing
umask 000
in your terminal then
chmod +w file
will set permissions to ugo+w
Note that umask 000
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, file permissions are also important as suggested by ilkkachu.
2
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
1
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set ther
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for+x
. For+w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
2
Also, setting umask to0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
1
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: theumask
is an important part of how+r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask002
,chmod +r
doesn't meanchmod ugo=r
, it meanschmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
add a comment |
+r
means ugo+r
+x
means ugo+x
but +w
means ug+w
because the umask value is 002, when you change umask to 000, by executing
umask 000
in your terminal then
chmod +w file
will set permissions to ugo+w
Note that umask 000
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, file permissions are also important as suggested by ilkkachu.
+r
means ugo+r
+x
means ugo+x
but +w
means ug+w
because the umask value is 002, when you change umask to 000, by executing
umask 000
in your terminal then
chmod +w file
will set permissions to ugo+w
Note that umask 000
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, file permissions are also important as suggested by ilkkachu.
edited 5 mins ago
answered Mar 10 '18 at 13:21
P_Yadav
1,5253922
1,5253922
2
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
1
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set ther
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for+x
. For+w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
2
Also, setting umask to0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
1
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: theumask
is an important part of how+r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask002
,chmod +r
doesn't meanchmod ugo=r
, it meanschmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
add a comment |
2
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
1
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set ther
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for+x
. For+w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
2
Also, setting umask to0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
1
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: theumask
is an important part of how+r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask002
,chmod +r
doesn't meanchmod ugo=r
, it meanschmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
2
2
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
umask 000 means everyone that has some kind of access to a user account on your machine (which may include programs running server services ofc) can read and write all the files you make with that mask active and don't change, to be clear
– StarWeaver
Mar 11 '18 at 7:12
1
1
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set the
r
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for +x
. For +w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
"+r means ugo=r" -- no, it doesn't, it means to set the
r
bit for those parties where the umask allows it. This is clearly stated in the manuals of e.g. GNU chmod and FreeBSD chmod, as well as the standard. Same for +x
. For +w
you're right, for the case of that particular umask.– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
2
2
Also, setting umask to
0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode 0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
Also, setting umask to
0
doesn't mean that everybody can read and write all your files, since many applications create files that are particularly private with mode 0600
, meaning that the group and others don't get any access, regardless of the umask.– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 10:09
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
@ilkkachu +r means ugo=r, this was related to the situation described in the question. That was not general.
– P_Yadav
Mar 14 '18 at 11:06
1
1
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: the
umask
is an important part of how +r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask 002
, chmod +r
doesn't mean chmod ugo=r
, it means chmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
@Debian_yadav, that's exactly the point: the
umask
is an important part of how +r
behaves, not a sidenote. Besides, even assuming umask 002
, chmod +r
doesn't mean chmod ugo=r
, it means chmod ugo+r
– ilkkachu
Mar 14 '18 at 13:09
add a comment |
With:
chmod +<perms>
the perms are added to user, group and other but with the umask still applying. It makes sure the file is not granted more permission than a newly created file would.
If you want to add the perms to user, groups and other regardless of the umask, use
chmod a+<perms>
which is short for
chmod ugo+<perms>
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
1
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
add a comment |
With:
chmod +<perms>
the perms are added to user, group and other but with the umask still applying. It makes sure the file is not granted more permission than a newly created file would.
If you want to add the perms to user, groups and other regardless of the umask, use
chmod a+<perms>
which is short for
chmod ugo+<perms>
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
1
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
add a comment |
With:
chmod +<perms>
the perms are added to user, group and other but with the umask still applying. It makes sure the file is not granted more permission than a newly created file would.
If you want to add the perms to user, groups and other regardless of the umask, use
chmod a+<perms>
which is short for
chmod ugo+<perms>
With:
chmod +<perms>
the perms are added to user, group and other but with the umask still applying. It makes sure the file is not granted more permission than a newly created file would.
If you want to add the perms to user, groups and other regardless of the umask, use
chmod a+<perms>
which is short for
chmod ugo+<perms>
answered Mar 10 '18 at 22:28
Stéphane Chazelas
300k54564913
300k54564913
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
1
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
add a comment |
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
1
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
It means that +x and a+x are not equal.
– P_Yadav
Mar 10 '18 at 23:07
1
1
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
I like to have links: man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/chmod.1.html „If none of these are given, the effect is as if (a) were given, but bits that are set in the umask are not affected.“
– tehnicaorg
Mar 13 '18 at 21:20
add a comment |
You need to specify to whom you are giving the permissions to, such as other
, by using chmod o+w testfile.txt
1
yes, but i think+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
To give permissions to all users, usechmod a+w testfile.txt
. Useu
for user,g
for group,o
for other, anda
for all.
– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
ifchmod a+w filename
,chmod +w filename
andchmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use+w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
add a comment |
You need to specify to whom you are giving the permissions to, such as other
, by using chmod o+w testfile.txt
1
yes, but i think+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
To give permissions to all users, usechmod a+w testfile.txt
. Useu
for user,g
for group,o
for other, anda
for all.
– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
ifchmod a+w filename
,chmod +w filename
andchmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use+w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
add a comment |
You need to specify to whom you are giving the permissions to, such as other
, by using chmod o+w testfile.txt
You need to specify to whom you are giving the permissions to, such as other
, by using chmod o+w testfile.txt
answered Mar 10 '18 at 12:54
Jaken551
1658
1658
1
yes, but i think+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
To give permissions to all users, usechmod a+w testfile.txt
. Useu
for user,g
for group,o
for other, anda
for all.
– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
ifchmod a+w filename
,chmod +w filename
andchmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use+w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
add a comment |
1
yes, but i think+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
To give permissions to all users, usechmod a+w testfile.txt
. Useu
for user,g
for group,o
for other, anda
for all.
– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
ifchmod a+w filename
,chmod +w filename
andchmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use+w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
1
1
yes, but i think
+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
yes, but i think
+w
gives permission to all( user, group and other).– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 12:56
To give permissions to all users, use
chmod a+w testfile.txt
. Use u
for user, g
for group, o
for other, and a
for all.– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
To give permissions to all users, use
chmod a+w testfile.txt
. Use u
for user, g
for group, o
for other, and a
for all.– Jaken551
Mar 10 '18 at 13:00
if
chmod a+w filename
, chmod +w filename
and chmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use +w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
if
chmod a+w filename
, chmod +w filename
and chmod ugo+w filename
are alternative to each other then why not just use +w
– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:04
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askubuntu.com/a/718782/158442
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:01
1
If you don't want to use
ugo
, usea
.– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:02
yes, but i just want to know why
+w
not working.– Ravi Sevta
Mar 10 '18 at 13:20
That's why I left two comments.
– muru
Mar 10 '18 at 13:22
@muru. You claim in your
askubuntu
answer that you reference above that "This behavior is POSIX-mandated, and so, not a bug". Please be advised that POSIX Application Usage text is non-normative and is therefore not mandated by POSIX.– fpmurphy
Mar 11 '18 at 5:38