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diff --git a/lib/getugroups.c b/lib/getugroups.c
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index 299bae6..8ece29b 100644
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--- a/lib/getugroups.c
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+++ b/lib/getugroups.c
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@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
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 #include <config.h>
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+/* We do not need this code if getgrouplist(3) is available.  */
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+#ifndef HAVE_GETGROUPLIST
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+
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 #include "getugroups.h"
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 #include <errno.h>
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@@ -123,3 +126,4 @@ getugroups (int maxcount, gid_t *grouplist, char const *username,
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 }
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 #endif /* HAVE_GRP_H */
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+#endif	/* have getgrouplist */
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diff --git a/lib/mgetgroups.c b/lib/mgetgroups.c
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index 76474c2..0a9d221 100644
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--- a/lib/mgetgroups.c
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+++ b/lib/mgetgroups.c
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@@ -115,9 +115,17 @@ mgetgroups (char const *username, gid_t gid, gid_t **groups)
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   /* else no username, so fall through and use getgroups. */
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 #endif
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-  max_n_groups = (username
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-                  ? getugroups (0, NULL, username, gid)
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-                  : getgroups (0, NULL));
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+  if (!username)
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+    max_n_groups = getgroups(0, NULL);
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+  else 
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+  {
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+#ifdef HAVE_GETGROUPLIST
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+    max_n_groups = 0;
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+    getgrouplist (username, gid, NULL, &max_n_groups);
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+#else
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+    max_n_groups = getugroups (0, NULL, username, gid);
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+#endif
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+  }
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   /* If we failed to count groups because there is no supplemental
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      group support, then return an array containing just GID.
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@@ -139,10 +147,25 @@ mgetgroups (char const *username, gid_t gid, gid_t **groups)
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   if (g == NULL)
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     return -1;
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-  ng = (username
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-        ? getugroups (max_n_groups, g, username, gid)
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-        : getgroups (max_n_groups - (gid != (gid_t) -1),
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-                                g + (gid != (gid_t) -1)));
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+  if (!username)
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+    ng = getgroups (max_n_groups - (gid != (gid_t)-1), g + (gid != (gid_t)-1));
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+  else
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+  {
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+#ifdef HAVE_GETGROUPLIST
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+    int e;
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+    ng = max_n_groups;
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+    while ((e = getgrouplist (username, gid, g, &ng)) == -1
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+	&& ng > max_n_groups)
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+    {
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+      max_n_groups = ng;
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+      g = xrealloc (g, max_n_groups * sizeof (GETGROUPS_T));
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+    }
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+    if (e == -1)
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+      ng = -1;
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+#else
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+    ng = getugroups (max_n_groups, g, username, gid);
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+#endif
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+  }
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   if (ng < 0)
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     {
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diff --git a/m4/jm-macros.m4 b/m4/jm-macros.m4
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index 62777c7..5180243 100644
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--- a/m4/jm-macros.m4
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+++ b/m4/jm-macros.m4
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@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ 
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     fchown
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     fchmod
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     ftruncate
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+    getgrouplist
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     iswspace
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     mkfifo
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     mbrlen