!!! r - 4 w - 2 x - 1 s S - s + x (which is hidden) t - sticky (+ x which is hidden) SUID - set user id SGID - set group id Sticky - for files - disable caching (for DB files for example). Don't used at Linux for dirs - (if I have write to any dir - I can delete files from it) user can't delete files from catalog if he does not own the mentioned files umask - process attribute mask that subtract access permissions default - 022 (files - 644, dirs - 755)