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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 the security model of suexec please refer  to  the  suexec
       documentation (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/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.