# 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

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