User info

What users are there?

Windows

List users like this:

net users

Linux

Query the /etc/passwd file directly:

cat /etc/passwd

Or use getent:

getent passwd

Grep for a certain user:

cat /etc/passwd | grep username getent passwd | grep username

What groups are there?

Windows

List groups:

net localgroup

Linux

simple command:

groups

See entire group list:

cut -d: -f1 /etc/group | sort