Bob, Ralph, > The fact that a user's primary GID may or may not be in the supplementary > group list is just one of those little pains you have to program around.
> If you enjoyed man (5) group you may also like to try man (7) credentials. interesting to see the differences between systems, man (5) group states that the password is optional but does not say the same for the uid (list). slackware doesn't provide man credentials either, related (apparently) functions are in section 3 and in 'info gnutls' -- I'll take a deep breath and get some more 'enjoyment' :-) I will have a look however at the newgrp thing, Ralph, sounds intriguing; won't be using PERL though, that syntax makes my eyes bleed!! -- regards, jr. time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-09-07 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://bit.ly/4sACa
