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groups

Print the groups a user is in

command User ManagementSystem Information

Overview

The groups command prints the names of the primary and any supplementary groups for each given username, or the current process if no username is given.

Syntax

groups [OPTION]... [USERNAME]...

Examples

$ groups

Display the groups the current user is a member of.

$ groups anotheruser

Display the groups anotheruser is a member of.

$ groups root adm cdrom

Display group memberships for users root, adm, and cdrom.

Related Commands

sudo

Execute a command as another user (superuser)

useradd

Create a new user or update default new user information

usermod

Modify a user account

userdel

Delete a user account and related files

passwd

Update user`s authentication tokens (passwords)

groupadd

Create a new group

groupmembershipuserlistgroups