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DateMon, 7 Sep 1998 10:01:32 +0100
FromJamie Lokier <>
SubjectRe: groups
On Mon, Sep 07, 1998 at 02:29:39AM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> Thats a user mode issue. You can write software for this if you want.
> It requires some priviledged program able to manipulate /etc/groups thats
> about all.

Sadly, editing /etc/groups does not automatically cause initgroups() to
be called in all running processes :-)

-- Jamie

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