1SUEXEC(8)                           suexec                           SUEXEC(8)
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NAME

6       suexec - Switch user before executing external programs
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SYNOPSIS

10       suexec -V
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SUMMARY

15       suexec  is  used  by  the  Apache HTTP Server to switch to another user
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17       root.  Since  the  HTTP daemon normally doesn't run as root, the suexec
18       executable needs the setuid bit set and  must  be  owned  by  root.  It
19       should never be writable for any other person than root.
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22       For  further  information about the concepts and and the security model
23       of    suexec    please    refer    to    the    suexec    documentation
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OPTIONS

29       -V     If  you  are  root,  this option displays the compile options of
30              suexec. For  security  reasons  all  configuration  options  are
31              changeable only at compile time.
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36Apache HTTP Server                2005-11-13                         SUEXEC(8)