User and Group Check

The user and group check (check_user_group) will check for the existence of a user, of a group, or of a user being in a group, depending on the command line flags given.

All features of this check are applicable to both Linux and Windows.

Check for a User

Use the --user flag to check for the existence of a user. It is the only command like flag required for this check.

check_user_group --user nobody

Check for a Group

Use the --group flag to check for the existence of a group. It is the only command line flag required for this check.

check_user_group --group sudo

Check for a User Belonging to a Group

Use both the --user and --group flags to check if a user exists and verify the user is in a group.

check_user_group --user adm --group syslog