Deleting groups

Removing user groups from the OpenStack Identity service is a simple one step. In this example, we will show how to delete a group named oldgroup. Note that when you delete a group, it doesn't delete the users assigned to the group. The role and group permission mappings will be gone, and as a result, users may lose permissions.

Getting ready

Ensure that you are logged on to a correctly configured OpenStack client and can access the OpenStack environment as a user with admin privileges.

Refer to Chapter 2, The OpenStack Client, for details of setting up your environment to use OpenStack command-line client.

How to do it…

In order to delete a user group, execute the following commands:

1. Get the group's name from a current group list:

   openstack group list
   

   

2. Delete the oldgroup group:

   openstack group delete oldgroup
   

   This command will have no output.

How it works…

Deleting unnecessary groups is simple when using OpenStack command-line tool. Start with a command to get existing group:

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