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# xp_enumgroups (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Provides a list of local Microsoft Windows groups or a list of global groups that are defined in a specified Windows domain.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
xp_enumgroups [ 'domain_name' ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 **'** *domain_name* **'**  
 Is the name of the Windows domain for which to enumerate a list of global groups. *domain_name* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**group**|**sysname**|Name of the Windows group|  
|**comment**|**sysname**|Description of the Windows group provided by Windows|  
  
## Remarks  
 If *domain_name* is the name of the Windows-based computer that an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] is running on, or no domain name is specified, **xp_enumgroups** enumerates the local groups from the computer that is running [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 **xp_enumgroups** cannot be used when an instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] is running on Windows 98.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **db_owner** fixed database role in the **master** database, or membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example lists the groups in the `sales` domain.  
  
```  
EXEC xp_enumgroups 'sales';  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [sp_grantlogin (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-grantlogin-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_revokelogin (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-revokelogin-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [General Extended Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/general-extended-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [xp_loginconfig (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/xp-loginconfig-transact-sql.md)   
 [xp_logininfo (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/xp-logininfo-transact-sql.md)