win_group – Add and remove local groups
Synopsis
- Add and remove local groups.
 - For non-Windows targets, please use the group module instead.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
|   description    string    |    Description of the group.   |  |
|   name    string / required    |    Name of the group.   |  |
|   state    string    |   
  |    Create or remove the group.   |  
See Also
See also
- group – Add or remove groups
 - The official documentation on the group module.
 - win_domain_group – Creates, modifies or removes domain groups
 - The official documentation on the win_domain_group module.
 - win_group_membership – Manage Windows local group membership
 - The official documentation on the win_group_membership module.
 
Examples
- name: Create a new group
  win_group:
    name: deploy
    description: Deploy Group
    state: present
- name: Remove a group
  win_group:
    name: deploy
    state: absent
   Status
- This module is guaranteed to have backward compatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
 - This module is maintained by the Ansible Core Team. [core]
 
Red Hat Support
More information about Red Hat’s support of this module is available from this Red Hat Knowledge Base article.
Authors
- Chris Hoffman (@chrishoffman)
 
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    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/win_group_module.html