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+layout: default
+title: getgroupinfo
+---
+
+{{< CFEngine_function_prototype(optional_gidorname) >}}
+
+**Description:** Return information about the current group or any other, looked up by group ID (GID) or group name.
+
+This function searches for a group known to the system.
+If the `optional_gidorname` parameter is omitted, the current group (that is currently running the agent) is retrieved.
+If `optional_gidorname` is specified, the group entry is looked up by name or ID, using the standard `getgrgid()` and `getgrnam()` POSIX functions (but note that these functions may in turn talk to LDAP, for instance).
+On platforms that don't support these POSIX functions, the function simply fails.
+
+{{< CFEngine_function_attributes(optional_gidorname) >}}
+
+**Example:**
+
+```cf3
+bundle agent main
+{
+  vars:
+    "group" data => getgroupinfo(0);
+
+  reports:
+    "$(group[name])";
+    "$(group[gid])";
+    "$(group[members])";
+}
+```
+
+Output:
+
+```
+R: root
+R: 0
+```
+
+**History:** Introduced in CFEngine 3.27
+
+**See also:** [`getgroups()`][getgroups].