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010-160 · Question #41
Given the following directory permissions: drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 36864 2012-03-02 11:17 /tmp What does the letter t at the end of drwxrwxrwt indicate?
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Security and File Permissions
Question
Given the following directory permissions:
drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 36864 2012-03-02 11:17 /tmp
What does the letter t at the end of drwxrwxrwt indicate?
Options
- AIt is the sticky bit that causes all commands in this directory to be launched as root.
- BIt means that even though the directory is globally writable only the owner can delete their own files.
- CIt makes the directory accessible for everybody.
- DIt indicates that this directory contains only temporary files that may be deleted.
- EIt is removed by the system after a specified time.
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#sticky bit#directory permissions#file ownership#/tmp