NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       initgroups - initialize the supplementary group access list

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <grp.h>
       #include <sys/types.h>

       int initgroups(const char *user, gid_t group);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  initgroups()  function  returns  0	on  success, or -1 if an error
       occurs.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       EPERM  The calling process does not have sufficient privileges.

       ENOMEM Insufficient memory to allocate group information structure.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       /etc/group	   group database file

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       SVID 3, BSD 4.3

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       getgroups(2), setgroups(2)



GNU				  1993-04-05			 INITGROUPS(3)