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+.\"     @(#)initgroups.3	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt INITGROUPS 3
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm initgroups
+.Nd initialize group access list
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <unistd.h>
+.Ft int
+.Fn initgroups "const char *name" "int basegid"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn initgroups
+function
+uses the
+.Xr getgrouplist 3
+function to calculate the group access list for the user
+specified in
+.Fa name .
+This group list is then setup for the current process using
+.Xr setgroups 2 .
+The
+.Fa basegid
+is automatically included in the groups list.
+Typically this value is given as
+the group number from the password file.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Fn initgroups
+function
+returns \-1 if it was not invoked by the super-user.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr setgroups 2 ,
+.Xr getgrouplist 3
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+function appeared in 
+.Bx 4.2 .
+.Sh BUGS
+The
+.Fn getgrouplist
+function called by
+.Nm
+uses the routines based on
+.Xr getgrent 3 .
+If the invoking program uses any of these routines,
+the group structure will
+be overwritten in the call to
+.Fn initgroups .