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Get Local Group Information via API

Description

Displays information about local groups including group name and members.

Overview

Displays information about local groups including group name and members.

Dependencies

  • recon

Operating Systems

  • Windows

Example Output

ComputerName GroupName                           GroupComment                                                                                                                                                                                                   Members
------------ ---------                           ------------                                                                                                                                                                                                   -------
localhost    Access Control Assistance Operators Members of this group can remotely query authorization attributes and permissions for resources on this computer.                                                                                              {}
localhost    Administrators                      Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the computer/domain                                                                                                                                    {@{Sid=S-1-5-21-1570311002-106167381-3150605685-500; Class=User; User=Administrator; Domain=WKST-001}, @{Sid=S-1-5-21-1570311002-106167381-3150605685-1001; Class=User; User=helpdesk; Domain=WKST-001}, @{Sid=S-1-5-21-2167680254-1194456608-1029354720-512; Class=Group; User=Domain Admins; Domain=LAB}}
localhost    Backup Operators                    Backup Operators can override security restrictions for the sole purpose of backing up or restoring files                                                                                                      {}
localhost    Cryptographic Operators             Members are authorized to perform cryptographic operations.                                                                                                                                                    {}
localhost    Device Owners                       Members of this group can change system-wide settings.                                                                                                                                                         {}
localhost    Distributed COM Users               Members are allowed to launch, activate and use Distributed COM objects on this machine.                                                                                                                       {}
localhost    Event Log Readers                   Members of this group can read event logs from local machine                                                                                                                                                   {}
localhost    Guests                              Guests have the same access as members of the Users group by default, except for the Guest account which is further restricted                                                                                 {@{Sid=S-1-5-21-1570311002-106167381-3150605685-501; Class=User; User=Guest; Domain=WKST-001}}
localhost    Hyper-V Administrators              Members of this group have complete and unrestricted access to all features of Hyper-V.                                                                                                                        {}
localhost    IIS_IUSRS                           Built-in group used by Internet Information Services.                                                                                                                                                          {@{Sid=S-1-5-17; Class=WellKnownGroup; User=IUSR; Domain=NT AUTHORITY}}
localhost    Network Configuration Operators     Members in this group can have some administrative privileges to manage configuration of networking features                                                                                                   {}
localhost    Performance Log Users               Members of this group may schedule logging of performance counters, enable trace providers, and collect event traces both locally and via remote access to this computer                                       {}
localhost    Performance Monitor Users           Members of this group can access performance counter data locally and remotely                                                                                                                                 {}
localhost    Power Users                         Power Users are included for backwards compatibility and possess limited administrative powers                                                                                                                 {}
localhost    Remote Desktop Users                Members in this group are granted the right to logon remotely                                                                                                                                                  {}
localhost    Remote Management Users             Members of this group can access WMI resources over management protocols (such as WS-Management via the Windows Remote Management service). This applies only to WMI namespaces that grant access to the user. {}
localhost    Replicator                          Supports file replication in a domain                                                                                                                                                                          {}
localhost    System Managed Accounts Group       Members of this group are managed by the system.                                                                                                                                                               {@{Sid=S-1-5-21-1570311002-106167381-3150605685-503; Class=User; User=DefaultAccount; Domain=WKST-001}}
localhost    Users                               Users are prevented from making accidental or intentional system-wide changes and can run most applications                                                                                                    {@{Sid=S-1-5-4; Class=WellKnownGroup; User=INTERACTIVE; Domain=NT AUTHORITY}, @{Sid=S-1-5-11; Class=WellKnownGroup; User=Authenticated Users; Domain=NT AUTHORITY}, @{Sid=S-1-5-21-2167680254-1194456608-1029354720-513; Class=Group; User=Domain Users; Domain=LAB}}

Example Json

[
  {
    "ComputerName": "localhost",
    "GroupName": "Access Control Assistance Operators",
    "GroupComment": "Members of this group can remotely query authorization attributes and permissions for resources on this computer.",
    "Members": []
  },
  {
    "ComputerName": "localhost",
    "GroupName": "Administrators",
    "GroupComment": "Administrators have complete and unrestricted access to the computer/domain",
    "Members": [
      {
        "Sid": "S-1-5-21-1570311002-106167381-3150605685-500",
        "Class": "User",
        "User": "Administrator",
        "Domain": "WKST-001"
      },
      {
        "Sid": "S-1-5-21-1570311002-106167381-3150605685-1001",
        "Class": "User",
        "User": "helpdesk",
        "Domain": "WKST-001"
      },
      {
        "Sid": "S-1-5-21-2167680254-1194456608-1029354720-512",
        "Class": "Group",
        "User": "Domain Admins",
        "Domain": "LAB"
      }
    ]
  }
]