Comment on Ask HN: Why do Unix groups still require re-logging in to register changes?Comments−cperciva17yBecause each process belongs to a set of groups (set via setgroups(2)), and that set of groups isn't necessarily the same as the set of groups to which the process' user belongs.
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Because each process belongs to a set of groups (set via setgroups(2)), and that set of groups isn't necessarily the same as the set of groups to which the process' user belongs.