How to delete groups on AEM Cloud Publisher

Question

Hi Team, I want to delete some user groups on publisher, how can I delete the groups on publisher directly? Is there any curl or process to handle the users or groups on publisher? Thanks,SD

giuseppebaglio · Accepted Answer

You can delete a group by sending a POST request to the group’s node path with the deleteAuthorizable parameter:

curl -u admin:admin -FdeleteAuthorizable= http://<publisher-host>:<port>/home/groups/<first-char>/<groupID>

You must know the exact JCR path of the group.

For bulk deletion, you can prepare a list of group paths and use a shell script to iterate and delete each group:

while read groupPath; do
  curl -u admin:admin -FdeleteAuthorizable= http://publisher-host:4503$groupPath
done < group-paths.txt

AmitVishwakarma · Answer

Hi @sdusane ,Important Notes Before You Begin:Direct user/group manipulation on publisher is not recommended unless necessary (usually handled via Replication or User Sync).AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS) does not allow creating/deleting users or groups directly on the publish tier through classic means like /useradmin or CURL.You must do it on Author and let AEM handle syncing via replication agents (for legacy on-prem) or User Sync (for AEMaaCS). Option 1: For AEM On-Premise or AMSYou can delete a group using curl:curl -u admin:admin -F deleteAuthorizable= http://:/home/groups//Example:To delete a group marketing-admins:curl -u admin:admin -F deleteAuthorizable= http://publisher.example.com:4503/home/groups/m/marketing-adminsThis will remove the group immediately from the publisher. Bulk Delete ScriptIf you have multiple groups:File: group-paths.txt/home/groups/m/marketing-admins/home/groups/d/devops-team/home/groups/c/content-editorsScript:while read groupPath; do echo "Deleting $groupPath..." curl -u admin:admin -F deleteAuthorizable= http://publisher.example.com:4503$groupPathdone < group-paths.txtOption 2: For AEM as a Cloud Service (AEMaaCS)In AEMaaCS, direct deletion of groups on the publisher is NOT allowed or supported.Correct Approach:Delete the group from Author using: - AEM UI: /security/groups.html - CRX/DE if needed: /home/groups/... - CURL as above (on Author only)Let AEM User Sync propagate changes from Author to Publisher automatically.If groups persist unexpectedly, open a Support Ticket with Adobe via Admin Console, referencing "Group Sync issue on AEMaaCS Publisher".Regards,Amit

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