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title: About the group Resource
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# group

Use the `group` InSpec audit resource to test groups on the system.

## Syntax

A `group` resource block declares a group, and then the details to be tested, such as if the group is a local group, the group identifier, or if the group exists:

    describe group('group_name') do
      it { should exist }
      its('gid') { should eq 0 }
    end

where

* `'group_name'` must specify the name of a group on the system
* `exist` and `'gid'` are valid matchers for this resource

## Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following matchers:

### be

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_be" %>

### be_local

The `be_local` matcher tests if the group is a local group:

    it { should be_local }

### cmp

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_cmp" %>

### eq

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_eq" %>

### exist

The `exist` matcher tests if the named user exists:

    it { should exist }

### gid

The `gid` matcher tests the named group identifier:

    its('gid') { should eq 1234 }

### include

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_include" %>

### match

<%= partial "/shared/matcher_match" %>

## Examples

The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.

### Test the group identifier for the root group

    describe group('root') do
      it { should exist }
      its('gid') { should eq 0 }
    end