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initgroups \- initialize group access list
.B initgroups(name, basegid)
reads through the group file and sets up,
call, the group access list for the user
is automatically included in the groups list.
Typically this value is given as
the group number from the password file.
returns \-1 if it was not invoked by the super-user.
uses the routines based on
If the invoking program uses any of these routines,
be overwritten in the call to