POSIX groups deprecation

Cloud Identity offered POSIX groups (Preview), which linked POSIX groups with supplementary Linux groups in your organization's VMs. As of September 26, 2024, you can no longer create new POSIX groups and existing POSIX groups will be removed on or after September 26, 2025. For more information, see Use Linux groups with OS Login.

Shutdown schedule

The following table lists the shutdown schedule for OS Login POSIX group support.

Date Event
September 26, 2024 POSIX groups were deprecated.
September 26, 2025 POSIX groups shutdown.