SETGROUPS(2) | System Calls Manual | SETGROUPS(2)

# NAME

`setgroups` —
set group access list

# LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <sys/param.h>`
`#include <unistd.h>`

int
`setgroups`(int ngroups, const gid_t *gidset);

# DESCRIPTION

`setgroups`() sets the group access list of the current user process according to the array gidset. The parameter ngroups indicates the number of entries in the array and must be no more than {`NGROUPS_MAX`}.

Only the super-user may set new groups.

This system call affects only secondary groups.

# RETURN VALUES

A 0 value is returned on success, -1 on error, with an error code stored in errno.

# ERRORS

The `setgroups`() call will fail if:

[`EINVAL`]
  The value of ngroups is greater than {`NGROUPS_MAX`}.
[`EPERM`]
  The caller is not the super-user.
[`EFAULT`]
  The address specified for gidset is outside the process address space.

# SEE ALSO

getgroups(2), setegid(2), setgid(2), setregid(2), initgroups(3)

# HISTORY

The `setgroups`() function call appeared in 4.2BSD.

October 7, 2006 | NetBSD 9.0