Local Groups Data Sources

<< Click to Display Table of Contents >>

Local Groups Data Sources

Where the data on the Local Groups page of the Computer window comes from. See Computer Window Data Sources for how to read the Source column, and for the other pages of the Computer window.

Collected by the Local Users & Groups scanner. Only groups local to the computer are reported; domain groups are not.

Groups

From WMI Win32_Group, filtered to the computer itself as the domain, so only local groups are returned.

Field

Source

Derivation / Notes

Group

WMI

Win32_Group.Name.

Description

WMI

Win32_Group.Description.

SID

WMI

Win32_Group.SID. Hidden.

Members

The members of the group selected above, from the WMI Win32_GroupUser association. Members can be local or domain accounts.

Field

Source

Derivation / Notes

User/Group

WMI

The member's account name, parsed out of the association's member reference.

Domain

WMI

The member's domain, from the same reference. It matches the computer name for local accounts.

See also

Computer Window Data Sources

Computer Window

Scanner Details

 

 

 

© 2026 PDQ.com Corporation. All rights reserved.

PDQ.com is a trademark of PDQ.com Corporation. All other product and company names are the property of their respective owners.

Help Version: 20.1.28.0