{"record":{"id":"2c5b4b2fd675a041","repo":"juanfont/headscale","slug":"autogroup-not-supported-for-ssh-destinations","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"autogroup not supported for SSH destinations","messagePattern":"autogroup not supported for SSH destinations","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go","lineNumber":141,"sourceCode":"\tErrGroupNotDefined             = errors.New(\"group not defined in policy\")\n\tErrInvalidGroupMember          = errors.New(\"invalid group member type\")\n\tErrGroupValueNotArray          = errors.New(\"group value must be an array of users\")\n\tErrInvalidHostIP               = errors.New(\"hostname contains invalid IP address\")\n\tErrTagNotDefined               = errors.New(\"tag not found\")\n\tErrAutoApproverNotAlias        = errors.New(\"auto approver is not an alias\")\n\tErrInvalidACLAction            = errors.New(\"invalid ACL action\")\n\tErrInvalidSSHAction            = errors.New(\"invalid SSH action\")\n\tErrInvalidProtocolNumber       = errors.New(\"invalid protocol number\")\n\tErrProtocolLeadingZero         = errors.New(\"leading 0 not permitted in protocol number\")\n\tErrProtocolOutOfRange          = errors.New(\"protocol number out of range (0-255)\")\n\tErrAutogroupNotSupported       = errors.New(\"autogroup not supported in headscale\")\n\tErrAutogroupInternetSrc        = errors.New(\"autogroup:internet can only be used in ACL destinations\")\n\tErrAutogroupSelfSrc            = errors.New(\"\\\"autogroup:self\\\" not valid on the src side of a rule\")\n\tErrAutogroupNotSupportedACLSrc = errors.New(\"autogroup not supported for ACL sources\")\n\tErrAutogroupNotSupportedACLDst = errors.New(\"autogroup not supported for ACL destinations\")\n\tErrAutogroupDangerAllDst       = errors.New(\"cannot use autogroup:danger-all as a dst\")\n\tErrAutogroupNotSupportedSSHSrc = errors.New(\"autogroup not supported for SSH sources\")\n\tErrAutogroupNotSupportedSSHDst = errors.New(\"autogroup not supported for SSH destinations\")\n\tErrHostNotDefined              = errors.New(\"host not defined in policy\")\n\tErrSSHSourceAliasNotSupported  = errors.New(\"alias not supported for SSH source\")\n\tErrSSHDestAliasNotSupported    = errors.New(\"alias not supported for SSH destination\")\n\tErrUnknownField                = errors.New(\"unknown field\")\n\tErrProtocolNoSpecificPorts     = errors.New(\"protocol does not support specific ports\")\n\tErrTestEmptyAssertions         = errors.New(\"test entry must have at least one of \\\"accept\\\" or \\\"deny\\\"\")\n\tErrTestProtocolNotAllowed      = errors.New(\"test protocol must be tcp, udp, sctp, or empty\")\n\tErrTestDestinationMultiPort    = errors.New(\"test destination port must be a single port\")\n\tErrTestDestinationCIDR         = errors.New(\"test destination must be a single host, not a CIDR range\")\n\tErrAutogroupInternetTestDst    = errors.New(\"autogroup:internet not valid as a test destination\")\n\tErrSSHTestEmptySrc             = errors.New(\"SSH tests entry must have a non-empty src\")\n\tErrSSHTestEmptyDst             = errors.New(\"SSH tests entry must have at least one dst\")\n\tErrSSHTestDstUnknownTag        = errors.New(\"SSH tests dst contains unknown tag\")\n\tErrSSHTestDstDisallowedElement = errors.New(\"SSH tests dst contains disallowed element\")\n)\n\ntype resolved struct {\n\tips netipx.IPSet","sourceCodeStart":123,"sourceCodeEnd":159,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/juanfont/headscale/blob/565fd254d06c4c7f9a8cad1714a43445c79ba420/hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go#L123-L159","documentation":"Returned by validateAutogroupForSSHDst (hscontrol/policy/v2/types.go:2135) when an autogroup in an SSH rule's dst is not in autogroupForSSHDst = {autogroup:member, autogroup:tagged, autogroup:self} (types.go:2001). autogroup:internet in SSH dst returns ErrAutogroupInternetSrc instead (2131). SSH destinations describe which devices accept SSH, so internet/danger-all make no sense there.","triggerScenarios":"An SSH rule with dst containing autogroup:danger-all, or any future autogroup outside member/tagged/self. autogroup:internet in SSH dst reports the internet-specific error.","commonSituations":"Trying to allow SSH 'to everything' with danger-all, or reusing an ACL dst line inside an ssh rule. Remember SSH dst cannot carry ports.","solutions":["Use autogroup:member, autogroup:tagged, or autogroup:self as SSH dst","For 'SSH to these servers', list the tag (e.g. \"tag:server\") instead of a catch-all autogroup","Check the error message's allowed list ('can be [...]') for the exact legal set in your headscale version"],"exampleFix":"// before\n\"ssh\": [{\"action\": \"check\", \"src\": [\"group:admin\"], \"dst\": [\"autogroup:danger-all\"], \"users\": [\"root\"]}]\n\n// after\n\"ssh\": [{\"action\": \"check\", \"src\": [\"group:admin\"], \"dst\": [\"tag:server\"], \"users\": [\"root\"]}]","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"sshDstAutogroups := map[string]bool{\"autogroup:member\": true, \"autogroup:tagged\": true, \"autogroup:self\": true}\nfor _, r := range sshRules {\n\tfor _, d := range r.Dst {\n\t\tif strings.HasPrefix(d, \"autogroup:\") && !sshDstAutogroups[d] {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"%s not allowed as SSH dst\", d)\n\t\t}\n\t}\n}","typeGuard":"func isAutogroupNotSupportedSSHDst(err error) bool {\n\treturn errors.Is(err, policy.ErrAutogroupNotSupportedSSHDst)\n}","tryCatchPattern":"if err := p.Validate(); err != nil {\n\tif errors.Is(err, policy.ErrAutogroupNotSupportedSSHDst) {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"SSH dst autogroup must be member, tagged, or self: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn err\n}","preventionTips":["SSH destinations are devices: tag, host, autogroup:member/tagged/self","Never put autogroup:internet or danger-all in SSH dst","Groups belong in SSH src only"],"tags":["policy","autogroup","ssh","validation"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"565fd254d06c4c7f9a8cad1714a43445c79ba420","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T13:12:30.133Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}