glibc/grp/initgroups.c

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#include <alloca.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <grp.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <sys/types.h>


/* Initialize the group set for the current user
   by reading the group database and using all groups
   of which USER is a member.  Also include GROUP.  */
int
initgroups (user, group)
     const char *user;
     gid_t group;
{
#if defined (NGROUPS_MAX) && NGROUPS_MAX == 0

  /* No extra groups allowed.  */
  return 0;

#else

  struct group *g;
  register size_t n;
  size_t ngroups;
  gid_t *groups;
#ifdef NGROUPS_MAX
# define limit NGROUPS_MAX

  ngroups = limit;
#else
  long int limit = sysconf (_SC_NGROUPS_MAX);

  if (limit > 0)
    ngroups = limit;
  else
    /* No fixed limit on groups.  Pick a starting buffer size.  */
    ngroups = 16;
#endif

  groups = __alloca (ngroups * sizeof *groups);

  setgrent ();

  n = 0;
  groups[n++] = group;

  while ((g = getgrent ()) != NULL)
    if (g->gr_gid != group)
      {
	register char **m;

	for (m = g->gr_mem; *m != NULL; ++m)
	  if (strcmp (*m, user) == 0)
	    {
	      /* Matches user.  Insert this group.  */
	      if (n == ngroups && limit <= 0)
		{
		  /* Need a bigger buffer.  */
		  groups = memcpy (__alloca (ngroups * 2 * sizeof *groups),
				   groups, ngroups * sizeof *groups);
		  ngroups *= 2;
		}

	      groups[n++] = g->gr_gid;

	      if (n == limit)
		/* Can't take any more groups; stop searching.  */
		goto done;

	      break;
	    }
      }
done:
  endgrent ();

  return setgroups (n, groups);
#endif
}