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Delete unwnated groups from HUE backend database

MSharma — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:54:23 GMT

Hi ,

i have created two groups 25761065,26761065 in HUE which i am not able to delete from ui.

can i delete it from backend database mysql ?

mysql> select * from auth_group;
+----+-------------------------------+
| id | name |
+----+-------------------------------+
| 38 | 25761065 |
| 36 | 26761065 |
| 9 | admin |
| 32 | appadmin |
| | 3 | default |
+----+-------------------------------+

Re: Delete unwnated groups from HUE backend database

Romainr — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 20:57:35 GMT

This was fixed in the latest Hue version.

In the meantime, it is recommend to "live with them" or use the Hue shell
instead.

Or if you are 100% sure that this groups do not have any permissions or
users attached, you can delete them in MySql.

Romain

Re: Delete unwnated groups from HUE backend database

Sai-krish — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 21:06:50 GMT

+1 with Romain's comment.