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Get-LocalGroup

Module:
Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts Module

Gets the local security groups.

Syntax

Default (Default) 

Get-LocalGroup
    [[-Name] <String[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

SecurityIdentifier 

Get-LocalGroup
    [[-SID] <SecurityIdentifier[]>]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Get-LocalGroup cmdlet gets local security groups in Security Account Manager. This cmdlet gets default built-in groups and local security groups that you create.

Note

The Microsoft.PowerShell.LocalAccounts module is not available in 32-bit PowerShell on a 64-bit system.

Examples

Example 1: Get the Administrators group

Get-LocalGroup -Name "Administrators"

This command gets the local Administrators group. The command displays properties of the group in the console.

Parameters

-Name

Specifies an array of names of security groups that this cmdlet gets. You can use the wildcard character.

Parameter properties

Type:

String[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

Default
Position:0
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

-SID

Specifies an array of security IDs (SIDs) of security groups that this cmdlet gets.

Parameter properties

Type:

SecurityIdentifier[]

Default value:None
Supports wildcards:False
DontShow:False

Parameter sets

SecurityIdentifier
Position:0
Mandatory:False
Value from pipeline:True
Value from pipeline by property name:True
Value from remaining arguments:False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

Inputs

String

You can pipe a string to this cmdlet.

SecurityIdentifier

You can pipe a SID to this cmdlet.

Outputs

System.Management.Automation.SecurityAccountsManager.LocalGroup

This cmdlet returns a local group.

Notes

Windows PowerShell includes the following aliases for Get-LocalGroup:

  • glg

The PrincipalSource property is a property on LocalUser, LocalGroup, and LocalPrincipal objects that describes the source of the object. The possible sources are as follows:

  • Local
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft Entra group
  • Microsoft Account

PrincipalSource is supported only by Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions of the Windows operating system. For earlier versions, the property is blank.