posix_getgrgid
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posix_getgrgid - Return info about a group by group id
Manual
posix_getgrgid(
int$group_id ): array|false
Gets information about a group provided its id.
Parameters
- group_id
-
The group id.
Return Values
The array elements returned are:
| Element | Description |
| name | The name element contains the name of the group. This is a short, usually less than 16 character "handle" of the group, not the real, full name. |
| passwd | The passwd element contains the group's password in an encrypted format. Often, for example on a system employing "shadow" passwords, an asterisk is returned instead. |
| gid | Group ID, should be the same as the group_id parameter used when calling the function, and hence redundant. |
| members | This consists of an array of string's for all the members in the group. |