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What is "CHMOD" and what do all those numbers mean?

777: all can read/write/exec
755: owner can do all, group/others can read/exec
644: owner can read/write, group/others can read only

For Directories:
777: all can read, write, search
755: owner can do all, others and group can only search

Typical settings:
cgi scripts: 755
data files: 666
configuration files: 644 (files not updated by scripts)
directories: 777 (with proper permissions on files in directory)



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