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diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3 b/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3
index 8dc8d96e391..f4372d11ff3 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/initgroups.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: initgroups.3,v 1.3 1996/08/19 08:24:22 tholo Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: initgroups.3,v 1.4 1999/03/29 21:27:30 millert Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ The
is automatically included in the group list.
Typically this value is given as
the group number from the password file.
+.Pp
+If the groups database lists more than
+.Ev NGROUPS
+groups for
+.Fa name
+(including one for
+.Fa basegid ) ,
+the later groups are ignored.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn initgroups