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diff --git a/lib/xwrap.c b/lib/xwrap.c
index 4d8ad711..c9d1876f 100644
--- a/lib/xwrap.c
+++ b/lib/xwrap.c
@@ -455,6 +455,14 @@ struct passwd *xgetpwnam(char *name)
return up;
}
+struct group *xgetgrnam(char *name)
+{
+ struct group *gr = getgrnam(name);
+
+ if (!gr) perror_exit("group '%s'", name);
+ return gr;
+}
+
// setuid() can fail (for example, too many processes belonging to that user),
// which opens a security hole if the process continues as the original user.