.. -*- mode: rst -*- .. _unsorted-dynamic_groups: ============== Dynamic Groups ============== Bcfg2 supports the use of dynamic groups. These groups are not included in a client's profile group, but instead are derived from the results of probes executed on the client. These dynamic groups need not already exist in ``Metadata/groups.xml``. If a dynamic group is defined in ``Metadata/groups.xml``, clients that include this group will also get all included groups and bundles. Setting up dynamic groups ========================= In order to define a dynamic group, setup a probe that outputs the text based on system properties:: group:groupname This output is processed by the Bcfg2 server, and results in dynamic group membership in groupname for the client. See the :ref:`Probes ` page for a more thorough description of probes.