Displaying group information

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Use the lsgroup command to display the attributes of all the groups on the system (or of specified groups). If one or more attributes cannot be read, the lsgroup command lists as much information as possible.

The attribute information displays as Attribute=Value definitions, each separated by a blank space.

To list all of the groups on the system, type the following:

lsgroup ALL

The system displays each group, group ID, and all of the users in the group in a list similar to the following:

system  0        arne,pubs,ctw,geo,root,chucka,noer,su,dea,backup,build,janice,denise
staff   1        john,ryan,flynn,daveb,jzitt,glover,maple,ken,gordon,mbrady
bin     2        root,bin
sys     3        root,su,bin,sys

To display specific attributes for all groups, do either of the following:
- You can list attributes in the form Attribute=Value separated by a blank space. This is the default style. For example, to list the ID and users for all of the groups on the system, type the following:
```
lsgroup -a id users ALL | pg
```
  A list similar to the following is displayed:
```
system id=0 users=arne,pubs,ctw,geo,root,chucka,noer,su,dea,backup,build
staff id=1 users=john,ryan,flynn,daveb,jzitt,glover,maple,ken
```
- You can also list the information in stanza format. For example, to list the ID and users for all of the groups on the system in stanza format, type the following:
```
lsgroup -a -f id users ALL | pg
```
  A list similar to the following is displayed:
```
system:
   id=0
   users=pubs,ctw,geo,root,chucka,noer,su,dea,backup,build

staff:
   id=1
   users=john,ryan,flynn,daveb,jzitt,glover,maple,ken

bin:
   id=2
   users=root,bin

sys:
   id=3
   users=root,su,bin,sys
```
To display all attributes for a specific group, you can use one of two styles for listing specific attributes for all groups:
- You can list each attribute in the form Attribute=Value separated by a blank space. This is the default style. For example, to list all attributes for the group system, type the following:
```
lsgroup system
```
  A list similar to the following is displayed:
```
system id=0 users=arne,pubs,ctw,geo,root,chucka,noer,su,dea,backup,build,janice,denise
```
- You can also list the information in stanza format. For example, to list all attributes for the group bin in stanza format, type the following:
```
lsgroup -f system
```
  A list similar to the following is displayed:
```
system:
   id=0   users=arne,pubs,ctw,geo,root,chucka,noer,su,dea,backup,build,janice,denise
```
To list specific attributes for a specific group, type the following:
```
lsgroup -a Attributes Group
```
For example, to list the ID and users for group bin, type the following:
```
lsgroup -a id users bin
```
A list similar to the following is displayed:
```
bin id=2 users=root,bin 
```

See the lsgroup command for the complete syntax.