*
     * @param id the unique identifier of the group
     * @return an OptionalEntity containing the group if found, empty otherwise
     */
    public OptionalEntity<Group> getGroup(final String id) {
        return groupBhv.selectByPK(id).map(g -> {
            ComponentUtil.getLdapManager().apply(g);
            return g;
        });
    }

    /**

        });

        TaskProvider<AsciidoctorTask> userguideMultiPage = tasks.register("userguideMultiPage", AsciidoctorTask.class, task -> {
            task.setGroup("documentation");
            task.setDescription("Generates multi-page user manual.");
            task.dependsOn(extension.getUserManual().getStagedDocumentation());

            task.sources(patternSet -> {

	// Most notably, it cannot support sparse files, files larger than 8GiB,
	// filenames larger than 256 characters, and non-ASCII filenames.
	//
	// Reference:
	//	http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/pax.html#tag_20_92_13_06
	FormatUSTAR

	// FormatPAX represents the PAX header format defined in POSIX.1-2001.
	//
	// PAX extends USTAR by writing a special file with Typeflag TypeXHeader

        // lazily create the test task
        return project.getTasks().register(taskName, RestIntegTestTask.class, testTask -> {
            testTask.setGroup(JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP);
            testTask.setDescription("Runs the REST tests against an external cluster");
            project.getPlugins().withType(JavaPlugin.class, t ->

        final Set<String> nodes = new HashSet<>();
        final Set<String> nodeIds = new HashSet<>();
        for (final Dependency dependency : runtimeDependencies) {
            final String id = dependency.getGroup() + ":" + dependency.getName();
            final String versionedId = id + "@" + dependency.getVersion();
            final StringBuilder packageString = new StringBuilder();

                    return null;
                }
            });
        });
        TaskProvider<Task> forbiddenApis = project.getTasks().named("forbiddenApis");
        forbiddenApis.configure(t -> t.setGroup(""));
        return forbiddenApis;
    }

        // err on the side of scanning these to make sure we don't miss anything
        Spec<Dependency> reallyThirdParty = dep -> dep.getGroup() != null && dep.getGroup().startsWith("org.elasticsearch") == false;
        Set<File> jars = getRuntimeConfiguration().getResolvedConfiguration().getFiles(reallyThirdParty);

            task.into(layout.getBuildDirectory().dir("groovyPackageList"));
        });

        TaskProvider<Javadoc> javadocAll = tasks.register("javadocAll", Javadoc.class, task -> {
            task.setGroup("documentation");
            task.setDescription("Generate Javadocs for all API classes");

            // TODO: This breaks if version is changed later
            task.setTitle("Gradle API " + project.getVersion());

        TaskProvider<Task> checkRestCompatTask = project.getTasks().register(REST_COMPAT_CHECK_TASK_NAME, (thisCheckTask) -> {
            thisCheckTask.setDescription("Runs all REST compatibility checks.");
            thisCheckTask.setGroup("verification");
        });

        // wire the lifecycle task into the main check task
        project.getTasks().named(JavaBasePlugin.CHECK_TASK_NAME).configure(check -> check.dependsOn(checkRestCompatTask));

            TaskProvider<GradleDistroTestTask> vmTask = project.getTasks().register(taskname, GradleDistroTestTask.class, t -> {
                t.setGroup(JavaBasePlugin.VERIFICATION_GROUP);
                t.setDescription("Runs " + destructiveTaskName.split("\\.", 2)[1] + " tests within vagrant");
                t.setTaskName(destructiveTaskName);