[id='user_ls-{context}']
= List and describe users and groups from property security realms
List and describe users and groups stored in the property security realms.

.Procedure

. Start the {brandname} CLI.
. List and describe users as in the following examples:

* List the users with the [command]`user ls` command:
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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user ls
[ "admin", "reader", "writer" ]
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* Describe a user with the [command]`user describe` command:
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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user describe admin
{ username: "admin", realm: "default", groups = ["administrators", "supervisors"] }
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* List the groups with the [command]`user ls` command:
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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user ls --groups
[ "administrators", "readers", "writers" ]
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For more information, run the [command]`help user` command.
