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Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Question
What effect does the sticky bit have when set on a directory?
Options
- AThere is no effect because the sticky bit has been deprecated in Linux.
- BIt provides a hint to the kernel that files in this directory should be cached in memory, if possible.
- CIt restricts deletion of files in this directory to only the root user and the file owner regardless of
- DIt instructs the kernel to keep the underlying data for the files in the directory intact to allow for
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Topics
#sticky bit#file permissions#directory permissions#file deletion