Four Digit chmodby qbguy (no login)The extra octal digit are setuid, setgid, and sticky. Sticky does absolutely nothing on Linux. If a file has the setuid attribute, it runs as the owner of the file (with elevated privileges) rather than with the privileges of whoever is running it. If it has setgid, it runs with the privileges of the group of the file. Setuid is 4, setgid is 2. sticky bit is 1, but it doesn't acutally do anything. from IP address 76.195.133.68 |
| Response Title | Author and Date |
| * If root sets the sticky bit makes it impossible for non-root to delete files | qbguy on Mar 30 |
| * Oh yeah! I remember those now. That's the fun of Linux - you never stop learning! ^_^ | rpgfan3233 on Mar 30 |