<DD>Automatically correct minor typos in URLs
<DT><A HREF="mod_status.html">mod_status</A>
<DD>Server status display
+<DT><A HREF="mod_suexec.html">mod_suexec</A>
+<DD>Run CGI requests as a specified user and group.
<DT><A HREF="mod_userdir.html">mod_userdir</A>
<DD>User home directories.
<DT><A HREF="mod_unique_id.html">mod_unique_id</A>
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+<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Module mod_suexec</H1>
+
+<P>
+This module provides support for <A HREF="../suexec.html">
+running CGI scripts as a specified User and Group</A>.
+</P>
+
+<P><A
+HREF="module-dict.html#Status"
+REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Extension
+<BR>
+<A
+HREF="module-dict.html#SourceFile"
+REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Source File:</STRONG></A> mod_suexec.c
+<BR>
+<A
+HREF="module-dict.html#ModuleIdentifier"
+REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Module Identifier:</STRONG></A> suexec_module
+<BR>
+<A
+HREF="module-dict.html#Compatibility"
+REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> Available in Apache 2.0 and later.
+</P>
+
+<h2>Summary</h2>
+
+<p>This module allows CGI scripts to run as a specified user and Group.</p>
+
+<H2>Directives</H2>
+<UL>
+ <LI><A HREF="#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</A>
+</UL>
+
+<H2><A NAME="suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup directive</A></H2>
+<P>
+<A
+ HREF="directive-dict.html#Syntax"
+ REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Syntax:</STRONG></A> SuexecUserGroup <EM>User Group</EM><BR>
+<A
+ HREF="directive-dict.html#Default"
+ REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Default:</STRONG></A> None<BR>
+<A
+ HREF="directive-dict.html#Context"
+ REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Context:</STRONG></A> server config, virtual host<BR>
+<A
+ HREF="directive-dict.html#Status"
+ REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Status:</STRONG></A> Extension<BR>
+<A
+ HREF="directive-dict.html#Module"
+ REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Module:</STRONG></A> mod_suexec<BR>
+<A
+ HREF="directive-dict.html#Compatibility"
+ REL="Help"
+><STRONG>Compatibility:</STRONG></A> SuexecUserGroup is only available in 2.0 and later.</P>
+<P>
+The <CODE>SuexecUserGroup</CODE> directive allows you to specify a user and
+group for CGI programs to run as. Non-CGI requests are still processes
+with the user specified in the User directive. This directive replaces
+using the User and Group directives inside of VirtualHosts.
+</P>
+<HR>
+
+<H3 ALIGN="CENTER">
+ Apache HTTP Server Version 2.0
+</H3>
+
+<A HREF="./"><IMG SRC="../images/index.gif" ALT="Index"></A>
+<A HREF="../"><IMG SRC="../images/home.gif" ALT="Home"></A>
+
+</BODY>
+</HTML>
to the specified group, and will instead continue to run as the group of the
original user. <P>
-Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> requires a
-properly configured <A HREF="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</A>.
-When used inside a <VirtualHost> in this manner, only the group
-that CGIs are run as is affected. Non-CGI requests are still processed
-as the group specified in the main Group directive.<P>
+Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost< is no longer
+supported. To implement the <A HREF="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</A>
+with Apache 2.0, use the <A HREF=mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup>
+SuexecUserGroup</A> directive.
SECURITY: See <A HREF="#user">User</A> for a discussion of the security
considerations.<P><HR>
that original user. If you do start the server as root, then it is normal
for the parent process to remain running as root.<P>
-Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> requires a
-properly configured <A HREF="../suexec.html">suEXEC wrapper</A>.
-When used inside a <VirtualHost> in this manner, only the user
-that CGIs are run as is affected. Non-CGI requests are still processed
-with the user specified in the main User directive.<P>
+Special note: Use of this directive in <VirtualHost> is no longer
+supported. To configure your server for <A HREF="mod_suexec.html">
+suexec</A> use <A HREF="mod_suexec.html#suexecusergroup">SuexecUserGroup</A>.
SECURITY: Don't set User (or <A HREF="#group">Group</A>) to
<CODE>root</CODE> unless you know exactly what you are doing, and what the
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