ec2-describe-group

Description

Returns information about security groups that you own.

Syntax

ec2-describe-group [group ...]

Options

NameDescriptionRequired

group

Name of the security group.

Type: String

Default: Describes all groups within the account.

Example: websrv

No

Output

The command returns a table that contains the following information:

  • Output type identifier ("GROUP", "PERMISSION")

  • User ID of security group owner

  • Security group name

  • Description of the security group

  • Firewall rule

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

Examples

Example Request

This example returns information about two security groups that are configured for the account.

PROMPT> ec2-describe-group
GROUP AIDADH4IGTRXXKCD WebServers Web Servers
GROUP AIDADH4IGTRXXKCD RangedPortsBySource Group A