PosixAccount

The POSIX account information associated with a Google account.

JSON representation
{"primary":boolean,"username":string,"uid":string,"gid":string,"homeDirectory":string,"shell":string,"gecos":string,"systemId":string,"accountId":string,"operatingSystemType":enum (OperatingSystemType),"name":string}
Fields
primary

boolean

Only one POSIX account can be marked as primary.

username

string

The username of the POSIX account.

uid

string (int64 format)

The user ID.

gid

string (int64 format)

The default group ID.

homeDirectory

string

The path to the home directory for this account.

shell

string

The path to the logic shell for this account.

gecos

string

The GECOS (user information) entry for this account.

systemId

string

System identifier for which account the username or uid applies to. By default, the empty value is used.

accountId

string

Output only. A POSIX account identifier.

operatingSystemType

enum (OperatingSystemType)

The operating system type where this account applies.

name

string

Output only. The canonical resource name.

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Last updated 2025-07-28 UTC.