NAME

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.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution  —  May 12, 1986