##### SUMMARY
See https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/88d8cf8197c53edd3bcdcd21429eb4c2bfbf0f6a/lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py#L699-L706

##### ISSUE TYPE
- Bug Report

##### COMPONENT NAME
lib/ansible/module_utils/basic.py

##### ANSIBLE VERSION
```paste below
2.9
devel
```

"""
        This enables symbolic chmod string parsing as stated in the chmod man-page
        This includes things like: "u=rw-x+X,g=r-x+X,o=r-x+X"
        """
        new_mode = stat.S_IMODE(path_stat.st_mode)
        
        for mode in symbolic_mode.split(','):
            
            
            permlist = MODE_OPERATOR_RE.split(mode)
            
            opers = MODE_OPERATOR_RE.findall(mode)
            
            
            
            users = permlist.pop(0)
            use_umask = (users == '')
            if users == 'a' or users == '':
                users = 'ugo'
            
            
            if USERS_RE.match(users):