netbsd-users: Re: bin/792: su(1) ignores primary group, it and id(1) disagree with kernel on group membership

Subject: Re: bin/792: su(1) ignores primary group, it and id(1) disagree with kernel on group membership
To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
From: Giles Lean <giles@nemeton.com.au>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/12/1995 21:18:14

On Sat, 11 Feb 1995 13:13:33 -0800  Jason Thorpe wrote:

> If I remember correctly, HP-UX's newgrp(1) actually spawned a new shell 
> with the effective gid corresponding to the group name you provided as an 
> argument.  I don't believe that HP-UX has an initgroups(3) call...

HP-UX does exec a new shell, and it does have an initgroups(3) call.

Giles