This guide aims to explain how to remove a user from the exclusion list of a group membership rule.

• Groups
• Group Rules

A user is automatically added to the group membership exclusion list in cases where the following criteria requirements are met:

1. The user was assigned to the group using a group membership rule.
2. The user is manually removed from the group.

When a user is removed from a group that was assigned using a group rule, Okta System (System Principal) will add the user to the group rule exclusion list with the message:

User added to exclusion list for group rule.
 

The user can also be manually added or removed from the exclusion list by following the steps below.
 

To remove a user who is on the group rule's exclusion list from the Admin Console, please follow the video or the steps below:


 

1. Navigate to the Directory > Groups > Rules tab > and search for the rule. Once found, temporarily deactivate the rule to edit it by clicking Actions > Deactivate.

2. After deactivating the rule, click on Actions once more and click Edit.

3. In the EXCEPT section, search for the user's name and click on the x symbol situated on the right side of the user's name.

Related References

• About group rules
• Create group rules
• Group rules best practices