def get_group(path, follow_symlinks=True):
    '''
    Return the group that owns a given file

    Under Windows, this will return the user (owner) of the file.

    While a file in Windows does have a 'primary group', this rarely used
    attribute generally has no bearing on permissions unless intentionally
    configured and is only used to support Unix compatibility features (e.g.
    Services For Unix, NFS services).

    Salt, therefore, remaps this function to provide functionality that
    somewhat resembles Unix behavior for API compatibility reasons. When
    managing Windows systems, this function is superfluous and will generate
    an info level log entry if used directly.

    If you do actually want to access the 'primary group' of a file, use
    `file.get_pgroup`.

    Args:
        path (str): The path to the file or directory

        follow_symlinks (bool):
            If the object specified by ``path`` is a symlink, get attributes of
            the linked file instead of the symlink itself. Default is True

    Returns:
        str: The name of the owner

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' file.get_group c:\\temp\\test.txt
    '''
    func_name = '{0}.get_group'.format(__virtualname__)
    if __opts__.get('fun', '') == func_name:
        log.info('The function %s should not be used on Windows systems; '
                 'see function docs for details. The value returned is the '
                 'user (owner).', func_name)

    return get_user(path, follow_symlinks)