2 * Copyright (c) 2011 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
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21 #include <sys/types.h>
30 #endif /* STDC_HEADERS */
33 #endif /* HAVE_UNISTD_H */
40 sudo_setgroups(int ngids, const GETGROUPS_T *gids)
44 rval = setgroups(ngids, gids);
45 if (rval == -1 && errno == EINVAL) {
46 /* Too many groups, try again with fewer. */
47 #if defined(HAVE_SYSCONF) && defined(_SC_NGROUPS_MAX)
48 maxgids = (int)sysconf(_SC_NGROUPS_MAX);
51 maxgids = NGROUPS_MAX;
53 rval = setgroups(maxgids, gids);