chmod 750 Permission Explained: Owner Full, Group Read/Execute

Octal

750

Symbolic

rwxr-x---

Binary

111 101 000

Risk Level

Low Risk

Summary: Like 755 but hidden from other users.

Class	Read (4)	Write (2)	Execute (1)	Octal
Owner (u)				7
Group (g)				5
Others (o)				0

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

Octal

Symbolic

Target File / Path

-R Recursive -v Verbose

750

rwxr-x---

Owner: read/write/execute · Group: read/execute · Others: no access

chmod 750 filename

Low Risk

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chmod 750 Breakdown

Class	Digit	Symbolic	On a file	On a directory
Owner (u)	`7`	`rwx`	Full access	Full access: list, enter, create, delete
Group (g)	`5`	`r-x`	Read and execute	Can list and enter
Others (o)	`0`	`---`	No access	Cannot list, enter, or modify

Is chmod 750 Safe?

Low Risk

This permission configuration follows standard Linux access control principles with no elevated risk indicators.

When not to use it

Public web server directories when the web daemon does not belong to the group

Common Use Cases

Application directories shared with a specific service group
Internal team scripts kept private from unprivileged system users

chmod 750 Command Examples

# Apply using octal mode
chmod 750 filename

# Apply using equivalent symbolic mode
chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= filename

# Recursive command warning:
chmod -R 750 /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 750 {} +

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

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

umask Relationship

A umask of 027 makes new directories 750. Test umask values with our interactive Umask Calculator.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does chmod 750 mean?

Like 755 but hidden from other users. In octal notation, the owner receives 7 (read/write/execute), the group receives 5 (read/execute), and others receive 0 (no access).

Is chmod 750 safe?

chmod 750 is classified as Low Risk. It follows standard Linux access patterns.

What is chmod 750 in symbolic notation?

In symbolic notation, chmod 750 is represented as rwxr-x---. You can apply this permission using the equivalent symbolic command "chmod u=rwx,g=rx,o= filename".