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Special Permissions: setuid, setgid, and the Sticky Bit

Read the three special permission bits in a listing and in octal, list every file that carries one, fix a drop directory and a team directory with them, take the setuid bit off a planted copy, and grant one program a group on purpose.

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  • 30 min
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