Where Is the Sticky Bit File in Linux?
Contents What Is the Sticky Bit in Linux? a Sticky Bit Is a Permission Bit That Is Set on a File or a Directory That Lets Only the Owner of the File/Directory...
What is the sticky bit in Linux?
A Sticky bit is a permission bit that is set on a file or a directory that lets only the owner of the file/directory or the root user to delete or rename the file. No other user is given privileges to delete the file created by some other user.
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How do I enable sticky bits in Linux?
Set the sticky bit on Directory
Use chmod command to set the sticky bit. If you are using the octal numbers in chmod, give 1 before you specify other numbered privileges, as shown below. The example below, gives rwx permission to user, group and others (and also adds the sticky bit to the directory).
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