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SUEXEC(8)                                               suexec                                              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 the security model of suexec please refer to the  suexec  docu‐
       mentation (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/suexec.html).



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




Apache HTTP Server                                    2013-07-01                                            SUEXEC(8)