suexec - Switch user before executing external programs - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4








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     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 documentation (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/suexec.html).

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Synopsis
     suexec -V


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.




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