# Access Linux targets with IdP username as target user

## `zli v. 6.17.4`

### New

* **Use your identity provider (IdP) username as the target user for Linux targets.** Access your Linux targets with your IdP username as the target user. For example, if your email is `foo@foobar.com`, this release allows you to access your Linux target as `foo`. To enable this feature, add `{username}` as one of the target users to any of your target connect policies.\
  \ <mark style="color:purple;">**Important to note:**</mark> <mark style="color:purple;">BastionZero will not create a user that does not already exist. The administrator</mark> <mark style="color:purple;">**must**</mark> <mark style="color:purple;">ensure users and permissions are created on the Linux machines prior to connecting through BastionZero</mark>

### Fixes

* **ZLI provisioned daemons.** Resolved issue with a race condition when the `zli` needs to provision many daemons simultaneously

## Web app & backend

### New

* **Use your identity provider (IdP) username as the target user for Linux targets.** This backend release contains the necessary changes to support using the IdP username as the target user for Linux targets

### Fixes

* **\[Released 21 March] Angular update.** Resolved issue with an Angular update and our Google, Microsoft, and Slack integrations
* **\[Released 21 March] Scope changes to BastionZero app for Slack.** Updated required scope permissions for the BastionZero app for Slack
* **\[Released 20 March] Proxy policies.** Resolved issue with modifying proxy policies from web app

For questions or to provide feedback on how we can improve our updates, reach out to [<mark style="color:purple;">product@bastionzero.com</mark>](mailto:product@bastionzero.com).


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