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authorAntoine Pitrou <solipsis@pitrou.net>2009-12-02 20:46:48 (GMT)
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@@ -161,6 +161,15 @@ process and user.
Availability: Unix.
+.. function:: initgroups(username, gid)
+
+ Call the system initgroups() to initialize the group access list with all of
+ the groups of which the specified username is a member, plus the specified
+ group id. Availability: Unix.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
.. function:: getlogin()
Return the name of the user logged in on the controlling terminal of the