getent Command Examples

Get entries from Name Service Switch libraries. More information: https://manned.org/getent.

• Get list of all groups:

getent group

• See the members of a group:

getent group {{group_name}}

• Get list of all services:

getent services

• Find a username by UID:

getent passwd 1000

• Perform a reverse DNS lookup:

getent hosts {{host}}