NAME¶
suexec - Switch user before executing external programs
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.