Manual page for INITGROUPS(3)
initgroups - initialize group access list
SYNOPSIS
initgroups(name, basegid)
char *name;
int basegid;
DESCRIPTION
Initgroups
reads through the group database and sets up,
using the
setgroups.2
call, the group access list for the user
specified in
name.
The
basegid
is automatically included in the groups list.
Typically this value is given as
the group number from the password database.
FILES
/etc/group - if NetInfo is not running
SEE ALSO
setgroups(2),
netinfo(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
Initgroups
returns -1 if it was not invoked by the super-user.
BUGS
Initgroups
uses the routines based on
getgrent.3
If the invoking program uses any of these routines,
the group structure will
be overwritten in the call to
initgroups.
Created by unroff & hp-tools.
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Last modified 11/5/97
