[user@host ~]$ ls -l /usr/bin/passwd -rw s r-xr-x. 1 root root 35504 Jul 16 2010 /usr/bin/passwd
What does the s in the above permission list represent?

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[user@host ~]$ ls -l /usr/bin/passwd -rw s r-xr-x. 1 root root 35504 Jul 16  2010 /usr/bin/passwd 
 What does the s in the above permission list represent?

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on an executable file means that commands run as the sudo that owns that file, rather than as the user that ran the command.

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the executable file executes as the user that owns the file, not as the user that ran the file.

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on an executable file means that commands run as safe mode user rather file mode of the user that ran the command.

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on an executable file means that commands run as secure mode user rather file mode of the user that ran the command.

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[user@host ~]$ ls -l /usr/bin/passwd -rw s r-xr-x. 1 root root 35504 Jul 16 20...

-rwsr-xr-x. 1 root root 35504 Jul 16 2010 /usr/bin/passwd

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