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INITGROUPS
!!!INITGROUPS
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
ERRORS
FILES
CONFORMING TO
SEE ALSO
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!!NAME


initgroups - initialize the supplementary group access list
!!SYNOPSIS


__#include
__''user''__, gid_t__ ''group''__);
__
!!DESCRIPTION


The __initgroups()__ function initializes the group
access list by reading the group database ''/etc/group''
and using all groups of which ''user'' is a member. The
additional group ''group'' is also added to the
list.
!!RETURN VALUE


The __initgroups()__ function returns 0 on success, or -1
if an error occurs.
!!ERRORS


__EPERM__


The calling process does not have sufficient
privileges.


__ENOMEM__


Insufficient memory to allocate group information
structure.
!!FILES


''/etc/group''          group database file
!!CONFORMING TO


SVID 3, BSD 4.3
!!SEE ALSO


getgroups(2), setgroups(2)
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