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26 <title>suexec - Switch user before executing external programs</title>
29 <p><code>suexec</code> is used by the Apache HTTP Server to switch
30 to another user before executing CGI programs. In order to achieve this,
31 it must run as <code>root</code>. Since the HTTP daemon normally doesn't
32 run as <code>root</code>, the <code>suexec</code> executable needs the
33 setuid bit set and must be owned by <code>root</code>. It should never be
34 writable for any other person than <code>root</code>.</p>
36 <p>For further information about the concepts and and the security model
37 of suexec please refer to the suexec documentation (<a
38 href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html"
39 >http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html</a>).</p>
42 <section id="synopsis"><title>Synopsis</title>
43 <p><code><strong>suexec</strong> -<strong>V</strong></code></p>
46 <section id="options"><title>Options</title>
49 <dt><code>-V</code></dt>
51 <dd>If you are <code>root</code>, this option displays the compile options of
52 <code>suexec</code>. For security reasons all configuration options are
53 changeable only at compile time.</dd>