GAP IT Services India IT Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Sticky bit is a permission set on a directory to allow only the owner to delete or rename files within that directory.

• Sticky bit is represented by a 't' at the end of the permission string for a directory.

• It is commonly used on directories like /tmp to prevent users from deleting each other's files.

• Example: chmod +t /tmp

The /tmp directory is a temporary directory used for storing temporary files in Unix-like operating systems.

• Used for storing temporary files

• Files in /tmp are typically deleted upon system reboot

• Should not be used for storing important data