SUEXEC2(8)                          suexec2                         SUEXEC2(8)



NAME
       suexec2 - Switch user before executing external programs


SYNOPSIS
       suexec2 -V



SUMMARY
       suexec2 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 suexec2
       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 suexec2 please refer to the suexec2 documentation
       (http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/suexec2.html).



OPTIONS
       -V     If you are root, this option displays the compile options of
              suexec2. For security reasons all configuration options are
              changeable only at compile time.




Apache HTTP Server                2005-11-13                        SUEXEC2(8)
