Group identifier.
For Google Workspace user account, group_id should be the google
workspace group email.
For non-google identity provider user account, group_id is the mapped
group identifier configured during the workforcepool config.
User identifier.
For Google Workspace user account, user_id should be the google workspace
user email.
For non-google identity provider user account, user_id is the mapped user
identifier configured during the workforcepool config.
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