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rated 0 times [ 1] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 485 / 2 Years ago, tue, september 20, 2022, 10:13:03

I did a sudo chmod a+rwx /usr/local/java. After listing the ls -la, the (.) permission when from drwxr-xr-x to drwxrwxrwx. How do I change it back?

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answered 2 Years ago tersle · Accepted Answer

Maybe this explains the magic:

drwxr-xr-x

translates in

(rwx)(r-x) (r-x)

translates in

(421) (401) (401)

translates in

755

So the answer is

sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/java