docs/manual/programs/suexec.xml

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<title>suexec - Switch user before executing external programs</title>

<summary>
     <p><program>suexec</program> 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 <code>root</code>. Since the HTTP daemon normally doesn't
     run as <code>root</code>, the <program>suexec</program> executable needs the
     setuid bit set and must be owned by <code>root</code>. It should never be
     writable for any other person than <code>root</code>.</p>

     <p>For further information about the concepts and the security model
     of suexec please refer to the suexec documentation (<a
     href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/&httpd.docs;/suexec.html"
     >http://httpd.apache.org/docs/&httpd.docs;/suexec.html</a>).</p>
</summary>

<section id="synopsis"><title>Synopsis</title>
     <p><code><strong>suexec</strong> -<strong>V</strong></code></p>
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<section id="options"><title>Options</title>

<dl>
<dt><code>-V</code></dt>

<dd>If you are <code>root</code>, this option displays the compile options of
<program>suexec</program>. For security reasons all configuration options are
changeable only at compile time.</dd>

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