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21 #include <sys/types.h>
30 #endif /* STDC_HEADERS */
33 #endif /* HAVE_UNISTD_H */
39 #include "sudo_debug.h"
42 sudo_setgroups(int ngids, const GETGROUPS_T *gids)
45 debug_decl(sudo_setgroups, SUDO_DEBUG_UTIL)
47 rval = setgroups(ngids, (GETGROUPS_T *)gids);
48 if (rval == -1 && errno == EINVAL) {
49 /* Too many groups, try again with fewer. */
50 #if defined(HAVE_SYSCONF) && defined(_SC_NGROUPS_MAX)
51 maxgids = (int)sysconf(_SC_NGROUPS_MAX);
54 maxgids = NGROUPS_MAX;
56 rval = setgroups(maxgids, (GETGROUPS_T *)gids);
58 debug_return_int(rval);