def present(name,
            createdb=None,
            createroles=None,
            encrypted=None,
            superuser=None,
            inherit=None,
            login=None,
            replication=None,
            password=None,
            refresh_password=None,
            groups=None,
            user=None,
            maintenance_db=None,
            db_password=None,
            db_host=None,
            db_port=None,
            db_user=None):
    '''
    Ensure that the named group is present with the specified privileges
    Please note that the user/group notion in postgresql is just abstract, we
    have roles, where users can be seen as roles with the ``LOGIN`` privilege
    and groups the others.

    name
        The name of the group to manage

    createdb
        Is the group allowed to create databases?

    createroles
        Is the group allowed to create other roles/users

    encrypted
        Should the password be encrypted in the system catalog?

    login
        Should the group have login perm

    inherit
        Should the group inherit permissions

    superuser
        Should the new group be a "superuser"

    replication
        Should the new group be allowed to initiate streaming replication

    password
        The group's password
        It can be either a plain string or a md5 postgresql hashed password::

            'md5{MD5OF({password}{role}}'

        If encrypted is ``None`` or ``True``, the password will be automatically
        encrypted to the previous format if it is not already done.

    refresh_password
        Password refresh flag

        Boolean attribute to specify whether to password comparison check
        should be performed.

        If refresh_password is ``True``, the password will be automatically
        updated without extra password change check.

        This behaviour makes it possible to execute in environments without
        superuser access available, e.g. Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL

    groups
        A string of comma separated groups the group should be in

    user
        System user all operations should be performed on behalf of

        .. versionadded:: 0.17.0

    db_user
        database username if different from config or default

    db_password
        user password if any password for a specified user

    db_host
        Database host if different from config or default

    db_port
        Database port if different from config or default
    '''
    ret = {'name': name,
           'changes': {},
           'result': True,
           'comment': 'Group {0} is already present'.format(name)}

    # default to encrypted passwords
    if encrypted is not False:
        encrypted = postgres._DEFAULT_PASSWORDS_ENCRYPTION
    # maybe encrypt if it's not already and necessary
    password = postgres._maybe_encrypt_password(name,
                                                password,
                                                encrypted=encrypted)
    db_args = {
        'maintenance_db': maintenance_db,
        'runas': user,
        'host': db_host,
        'user': db_user,
        'port': db_port,
        'password': db_password,
    }

    # check if group exists
    mode = 'create'
    group_attr = __salt__['postgres.role_get'](
        name, return_password=not refresh_password, **db_args)
    if group_attr is not None:
        mode = 'update'

    # The user is not present, make it!
    cret = None
    update = {}
    if mode == 'update':
        if (
            createdb is not None
            and group_attr['can create databases'] != createdb
        ):
            update['createdb'] = createdb
        if (
            inherit is not None
            and group_attr['inherits privileges'] != inherit
        ):
            update['inherit'] = inherit
        if login is not None and group_attr['can login'] != login:
            update['login'] = login
        if (
            createroles is not None
            and group_attr['can create roles'] != createroles
        ):
            update['createroles'] = createroles
        if (
            replication is not None
            and group_attr['replication'] != replication
        ):
            update['replication'] = replication
        if superuser is not None and group_attr['superuser'] != superuser:
            update['superuser'] = superuser
        if password is not None and (refresh_password or group_attr['password'] != password):
            update['password'] = True
    if mode == 'create' or (mode == 'update' and update):
        if __opts__['test']:
            if update:
                ret['changes'][name] = update
            ret['result'] = None
            ret['comment'] = 'Group {0} is set to be {1}d'.format(name, mode)
            return ret
        cret = __salt__['postgres.group_{0}'.format(mode)](
            groupname=name,
            createdb=createdb,
            createroles=createroles,
            encrypted=encrypted,
            login=login,
            inherit=inherit,
            superuser=superuser,
            replication=replication,
            rolepassword=password,
            groups=groups,
            **db_args)
    else:
        cret = None
    if cret:
        ret['comment'] = 'The group {0} has been {1}d'.format(name, mode)
        if update:
            ret['changes'][name] = update
    elif cret is not None:
        ret['comment'] = 'Failed to create group {0}'.format(name)
        ret['result'] = False
    else:
        ret['result'] = True

    return ret