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Manual Reference Pages  - squid_unix_group (8)

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squid_unix_group - Squid UNIX Group external_acl helper

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squid_unix_group [-g groupname] [-g groupname...] [-p] [-s]

This helper allows Squid to base access controls on users memberships in UNIX groups.

-g groupname
	Specifies a group name to match.
-p	Also match the users primary group from /etc/passwd
-s	Strip NT domain name component from user names (/ or \ separated)

This squid.conf example defines two Squid acls. usergroup1 matches users in group1, and usergroup2 matches users in group2 or group3

	external_acl_type unix_group %LOGIN /usr/local/squid/libexec/squid_unix_group -p
	acl usergroup1 external unix_group group1
	acl usergroup2 external unix_group group2 group3

By default up to 11 groups can be matched in one acl (including commandline specified groups). This limit is defined by MAX_GROUPS in the source code.

This manual page was written by --> Henrik Nordstrom <hno@squid-cache.org>

squid_unix_group is written by --> Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@geekbunker.org>

Does not understand gid aliased groups sometimes used to work around groups size limitations. If you are using gid aliased groups then you must specify each alias by name.

Any questions on usage can be sent to " --> Squid Users <squid-users@squid-cache.org>

Report bugs or bug-fixes to --> Rodrigo Campos <rodrigo@geekbunker.org> or --> Squid Developers <squid-dev@squid-cache.org>

group(5), passwd(5)

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