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| .TH INITGROUPS 3 2017-09-15 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual" |
| .SH NAME |
| initgroups \- initialize the supplementary group access list |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| .nf |
| .B #include <sys/types.h> |
| .B #include <grp.h> |
| .PP |
| .BI "int initgroups(const char *" user ", gid_t " group ); |
| .fi |
| .PP |
| .in -4n |
| Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see |
| .BR feature_test_macros (7)): |
| .in |
| .PP |
| .BR initgroups (): |
| Since glibc 2.19: |
| _DEFAULT_SOURCE |
| Glibc 2.19 and earlier: |
| _BSD_SOURCE |
| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| The |
| .BR initgroups () |
| function initializes the group access list by |
| reading the group database |
| .I /etc/group |
| and using all groups of |
| which |
| .I user |
| is a member. |
| The additional group |
| .I group |
| is |
| also added to the list. |
| .PP |
| The |
| .I user |
| argument must be non-NULL. |
| .SH RETURN VALUE |
| The |
| .BR initgroups () |
| function returns 0 on success. |
| On error, \-1 is returned, and |
| .I errno |
| is set appropriately. |
| .SH ERRORS |
| .TP |
| .B ENOMEM |
| Insufficient memory to allocate group information structure. |
| .TP |
| .B EPERM |
| The calling process has insufficient privilege. |
| See the underlying system call |
| .BR setgroups (2). |
| .SH FILES |
| .TP |
| .I /etc/group |
| group database file |
| .SH ATTRIBUTES |
| For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see |
| .BR attributes (7). |
| .TS |
| allbox; |
| lb lb lb |
| l l l. |
| Interface Attribute Value |
| T{ |
| .BR initgroups () |
| T} Thread safety MT-Safe locale |
| .TE |
| .sp 1 |
| .SH CONFORMING TO |
| SVr4, 4.3BSD. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR getgroups (2), |
| .BR setgroups (2), |
| .BR credentials (7) |