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SUEXEC(8)


NAME

  suexec - Switch user before executing external programs


SYNOPSIS

  suexec -V


SUMMARY

  suexec is used by the Apache HTTP Server to switch to another user before
  executing CGI programs. In order to achieve this, it must run as root.
  Since the HTTP daemon normally doesn't run as root, the suexec executable
  needs the setuid bit set and must be owned by root. It should never be
  writable for any other person than root.

  For further information about the concepts and and the security model of
  suexec please refer to the suexec documentation
  (http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/suexec.html).


OPTIONS

  -V   If you are root, this option displays the compile options of suexec.
       For security reasons all configuration options are changeable only at
       compile time.

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