2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat3/initgroups.0

INITGROUPS(3)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	    INITGROUPS(3)


NAME
     initgroups - initialize group access list

SYNOPSIS
     initgroups(name, basegid)
     char *name;
     int basegid;

DESCRIPTION
     Initgroups reads through the group file 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 file.

FILES
     /etc/group

SEE ALSO
     setgroups(2)

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.


Printed 11/26/99	  May 12, 1986				1