Context Local User
Represents a local account on Linux, macOS or Windows. Local authorization supports existing local accounts on all three platforms, including local SAM accounts on Windows. A local account candidate is also available in the Local Environment context.
Properties
name
string
(User)name of the user.
displayName
string
The display name of the user: GECOS on Linux, the Directory Services real name on macOS, or the local SAM full name on Windows.
uid
The local account's UID.
gid
Unix only. Shortcut for group.gid.
group
Unix only. The primary group of the user.
groups
The user's supplementary groups on Linux and macOS. On Windows, these are direct local alias memberships; there is no primary group.
gids
[]GID
Shortcut for groups.*.gid: numeric IDs on Unix, local group SIDs on Windows.
managed
bool or null
true or false when the current flow has a Local Environment, including .authorization.user in that flow. Otherwise null.
shell
string
Unix: the account's configured shell. Windows: COMSPEC, falling back to cmd.exe.
homeDir
string
Unix: the account home directory. Windows: its actual profile directory; reading this field loads the profile if it does not yet exist and requires Bifröst to run as LocalSystem.