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The superuser can set the sticky bit.(a) True(b) FalseI got this question during an interview.My question is taken from Administrator Specific Commands and Privileges topic in chapter Essential Shell Programming of Unix

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Right option is (a) True

Explanation: The sticky bit (also called the saved text bit) when applied to a REGULAR file ensures that the text image of the program with the bit set is permanently kept in the swap area. The sticky bit also comes with a security FEATURE when applied to directories. To apply the sticky bit to a DIRECTORY superuser can use 1 as the additional bit with chmod in the following manner:



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