-.TH suexec 8 "March 2001"
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-.SH NAME
-suexec \- Switch User For Exec
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B suexec -V
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.PP
-No other synopsis for usage, because this program
-is otherwise only used internally by the Apache HTTP server.
+\fB\\$1\fR
.PP
-.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B suexec
-is the "wrapper" support program for the suexec behaviour for the
-Apache HTTP server. It is run from within the server automatically
-to switch the user when an external program has to be run under a
-different user. For more information about suexec, see the online
-document `Apache suexec Support' on the HTTP server project's
-Web site at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/suexec.html .
-.SH OPTIONS
-.IP -V
-Display the list of compile-time settings used when \fBsuexec\fP
-was built. No other action is taken.
-.PD
-.SH SEE ALSO
-.BR httpd(8)
+..
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+.IP "\\$1" \\$2
+..
+.TH "SUEXEC" 8 "2003-04-29" "Apache HTTP Server" "suexec"
+
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+
+.PP
+\fBsuexec\fR -\fBV\fR
+
+
+.SH "SUMMARY"
+
+.PP
+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\&.
+
+.PP
+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\&.1/suexec\&.html)\&.
+
+
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+
+.RS
+
+.TP
+-V
+If you are root, this option displays the compile options of suexec\&. For security reasons all configuration options are changable only at compile time\&.
+.RE
+
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-<pre>
-<strong>NAME</strong>
- suexec - Switch User For Exec
-
-<strong>SYNOPSIS</strong>
- No synopsis for usage, because this program is used inter-
- nally by Apache only.
-
-<strong>DESCRIPTION</strong>
- <strong>suexec</strong> is the "wrapper" support program for the suEXEC
- behaviour for Apache. It is run from within Apache automat-
- ically to switch the user when an external program has to be
- run under a different user. For more information about
- suEXEC see the document `Apache suEXEC Support' under
- http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html .
-
-<strong>SEE ALSO</strong>
- <strong>httpd(8)</strong>
-
-</pre>
- <hr />
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+<a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/">HTTP Server</a> > <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Documentation</a> > <a href="../">Version 2.1</a> > <a href="./">Programs</a></div><div id="page-content"><div id="preamble"><h1>suexec - Switch user before executing external programs</h1>
+ <p><code>suexec</code> 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 <code>suexec</code> 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 and the security model
+ of suexec please refer to the suexec documentation (<a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html">http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html</a>).</p>
+</div>
+<div id="quickview"><ul id="toc"><li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a></li>
+<li><img alt="" src="../images/down.gif" /> <a href="#options">Options</a></li>
+</ul></div>
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+<div class="section">
+<h2><a name="synopsis" id="synopsis">Synopsis</a></h2>
+ <p><code><strong>suexec</strong> -<strong>V</strong></code></p>
+</div><div class="top"><a href="#page-header"><img alt="top" src="../images/up.gif" /></a></div>
+<div class="section">
+<h2><a name="options" id="options">Options</a></h2>
+
+<dl>
+<dt><code>-V</code></dt>
+
+<dd>If you are <code>root</code>, this option displays the compile options of
+<code>suexec</code>. For security reasons all configuration options are
+changable only at compile time.</dd>
+
+</dl>
+</div></div>
+<div id="footer">
+<p class="apache">Maintained by the <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-project/">Apache HTTP Server Documentation Project</a></p>
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+<!DOCTYPE manualpage SYSTEM "../style/manualpage.dtd">
+<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="../style/manual.en.xsl"?>
+<manualpage metafile="suexec.xml.meta">
+<parentdocument href="./">Programs</parentdocument>
+
+<title>suexec - Switch user before executing external programs</title>
+
+<summary>
+ <p><code>suexec</code> 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 <code>suexec</code> 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 and the security model
+ of suexec please refer to the suexec documentation (<a
+ href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html"
+ >http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.1/suexec.html</a>).</p>
+</summary>
+
+<section id="synopsis"><title>Synopsis</title>
+ <p><code><strong>suexec</strong> -<strong>V</strong></code></p>
+</section>
+
+<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
+<code>suexec</code>. For security reasons all configuration options are
+changable only at compile time.</dd>
+
+</dl>
+</section>
+
+</manualpage>
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