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getgid
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Prototype: getgid(groupname)
Return type: int
Description: Return the integer group id of the group groupname
on this
host.
If the named group does not exist, the function will fail and the variable will not be defined.
Arguments:
groupname
:string
, in the range:.*
Example:
body common control
{
bundlesequence => { "example" };
}
bundle agent example
{
vars:
linux|solaris|hpux::
"gid" int => getgid("root");
freebsd|darwin|openbsd::
"gid" int => getgid("wheel");
aix::
"gid" int => getgid("system");
reports:
"root's gid is $(gid)";
}
Output:
R: root's gid is 0
Notes: On Windows, which does not support group ids, the variable will not be defined.