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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3 | 19 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3 b/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3 index 90df74914e9..611707eeaf3 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: initgroups.3,v 1.9 2000/04/15 11:46:02 aaron Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: initgroups.3,v 1.10 2000/12/24 00:30:49 aaron Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -44,19 +44,16 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn initgroups -function -uses the +function uses the .Xr getgrouplist 3 -function to calculate the supplementary group IDs for the user -specified in +function to calculate the supplementary group IDs for the user specified in .Fa name . This group list then set up for the current process using .Xr setgroups 2 . The .Fa basegid is automatically included in the group list. -Typically this value is given as -the group number from the password file. +Typically this value is given as the group number from the password file. .Pp If the groups database lists more than .Ev NGROUPS @@ -68,8 +65,7 @@ the later groups are ignored. .Sh RETURN VALUES The .Fn initgroups -function -returns \-1 if it was not invoked by the superuser. +function returns \-1 if it was not invoked by the superuser. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr setgroups 2 , .Xr getgrouplist 3 @@ -85,7 +81,6 @@ function called by .Fn initgroups 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 +If the invoking program uses any of these routines, the group structure +will be overwritten in the call to .Fn initgroups . |