Explain setuid, setgid and stickybit

Answer Posted / sbrahman75

Setuid : When setuid permission set on a executable file,
user who access the file is

granted access permission of the owner of the
file.

# find / -prem –4000

setgid : Permission similar to setuid, The process is
changed to owner of the file.

# find / -prem –2000

Stickybit : It is a special permission that protect the
files within a public writable directory

Stickybit permission set the shared
directory, user can create a files or directory

But only by owner of the directory can
modify or delete.

# find / -prem –1000

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