setuid bit (SUID)
A special bit on an executable: the program runs with the file owner's rights, not those of the user who started it. ls -l shows s in place of the owner's x, as on /usr/bin/passwd.
A special bit on an executable: the program runs with the file owner's rights, not those of the user who started it. ls -l shows s in place of the owner's x, as on /usr/bin/passwd.