In Linux, each user is part of a collection called a "group". And for effective system management, it is recommended to regularly list and check all groups to see if there are any suspicious users. In this article, we will discuss the best practices for listing all the groups in your Linux system.
Linux Command Line Tutorial for Beginners 1 – Introduction
Using the command line is the easiest way to list all groups in Linux, especially for beginners. Use any of the methods described below for the same:
The simplest Linux command to list all groups is the groups command. Simply run the groups command and you will get all the groups in the output.
The id command is typically used to list the group IDs of the respective system groups. But it can be changed to show only the group names by adding options as follows:
