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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 and the security model of suexec please refer  to  the
       suexec documentation (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/suexec.html)



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




Apache HTTP Server                               2005-11-13                                        SUEXEC(8)