Apart from the normal file permissions read, write, and execute, which we set with chmod and chown commands, there are special permissions such as SUID. Normally in Linux OS when a program runs, it inherits access permissions from the logged-in user. However, SUID gives temporary permissions to a user to run a program or file with the permissions of the file owner rather than the user who runs it.

Respond to the following:

• Identify three commands that use SUID mode. Discuss why this is so?
• Identify the commands that are generally causing the highest load on your system and discuss your perspectives on why they cause such a load. Discuss your perspectives on the considerations system administration must give while using these commands.

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