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 docu
mentation (http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/suexec.html).
OPTIONS
- -V If you are root, this option displays the
- compile options of suexec. For security rea
sons all configuration options are changable
only at compile time.