chmod 361 Permission Explained

Notice: This is an unusual permission set: some classes have more access than the class above them. It is rarely correct in practice.

Octal

361

Symbolic

-wxrw---x

Binary

011 110 001

Risk Level

Moderate

Summary: chmod 361 gives the owner write/execute, the group read/write, and everyone else execute.

Class	Read (4)	Write (2)	Execute (1)	Octal
Owner (u)				3
Group (g)				6
Others (o)				1

setuid (4) setgid (2) sticky bit (1)

Octal

Symbolic

Target File / Path

-R Recursive -v Verbose

361

-wxrw---x

Owner: write/execute · Group: read/write · Others: execute

chmod 361 filename

Moderate Every member of the group can modify this file.

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chmod 361 Breakdown

Class	Digit	Symbolic	On a file	On a directory
Owner (u)	`3`	`-wx`	Write and execute	Can enter and create/delete files, but not list
Group (g)	`6`	`rw-`	Read and write	Can list names, cannot enter
Others (o)	`1`	`--x`	Execute only	Can enter (cd) but not list contents

Is chmod 361 Safe?

Moderate

Every member of the group can modify this file.
Scripts need read permission to run; only compiled binaries can be executed without it.
Unusual: a lower class has permissions the class above it lacks.

Common Use Cases

361 is uncommon in standard Linux setups. The closest widely used permission is chmod 775.

chmod 361 Command Examples

# Apply using octal mode
chmod 361 filename

# Apply using equivalent symbolic mode
chmod u=wx,g=rw,o=x filename

# Recursive command warning:
chmod -R 361 /path/to/dir
# Note: -R applies the same mode to files and directories. Use find to treat them separately:
find /path/to/dir -type d -exec chmod 361 {} +

# Verify permissions
stat -c '%a %A %n' filename    # Linux
stat -f '%Lp %Sp %N' filename   # macOS

# Example ls -l output:
--wxrw---x 1 alice staff 1024 Jan 15 10:00 example.txt

umask Relationship

A umask of 416 makes new directories 361. Test umask values with our interactive Umask Calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does chmod 361 mean?

chmod 361 gives the owner write/execute, the group read/write, and everyone else execute. In octal notation, the owner receives 3 (write/execute), the group receives 6 (read/write), and others receive 1 (execute).

Is chmod 361 safe?

chmod 361 is classified as Moderate. Every member of the group can modify this file.

What is chmod 361 in symbolic notation?

In symbolic notation, chmod 361 is represented as -wxrw---x. You can apply this permission using the equivalent symbolic command "chmod u=wx,g=rw,o=x filename".