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<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>

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<section id="synopsis"><title>Synopsis</title>

<p><code><strong>suexec</strong> -<strong>V</strong></code></p>

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<section id="options"><title>Options</title>

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<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>

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