This article describes the impact of deactivating and deleting group rules.
It explains what happens if group rules are disabled and if users are removed from the groups. It also answers the question of what happens if group rules are deleted and whether the users who were added to the group by the rule were removed.
NOTE: Deleting a group rule is permanent. As is removal of user memberships assigned by this rule. These actions cannot be recovered or undone!
Disabling Group Rules
When a group rule is disabled, users who were added to a group by that rule are not removed. Their group membership remains, but the rule will no longer be applied to new users. If the rule is reactivated, it will resume assigning new users to the group based on its conditions.
Deleting Group Rules
When an administrator deletes a group rule, a dialog box appears, presenting two options for how to handle existing members who were added by that rule.
The administrator can choose one of the following options:
- Leave users in the group
- If this option is selected, users will remain members of the group, but their membership will no longer be managed by the rule.
- Remove users from the group
- If this option is selected, the users will be removed from the group entirely.
NOTE: The choice made during the deletion of a group rule is permanent and cannot be undone.
