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title: Group found with no users
description: "Impact Area Manageability Severity Low Affected Element Rule Configuration ## Rule ID **SN-AVOID-EMPTY-GROUPS** ## Impact Defining permission groups without any users leads to unnecessary system clutter, increased maintenance overhead, and potential confusion among administrators. These empty groups can create security…"
url: "https://community-staging.qualityclouds.com/qcdocs/qc/servicenow-rules/group-found-with-no-users/"
updated: "2025-03-21"
category: Rules for ServiceNow / ServiceNow Rules
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# Group found with no users

Impact Area

Manageability

           Severity

Low

           Affected Element

Rule Configuration

## Rule ID

**SN-AVOID-EMPTY-GROUPS**

## Impact

 Defining permission groups without any users leads to unnecessary system clutter, increased maintenance overhead, and potential confusion among administrators. These empty groups can create security risks if unintentionally populated later, complicate auditing and compliance processes, and and deviate from best practices in access management. 

## Remediation

 Deactivate the group by setting the “Active” field on the group record to “false”

**Time to fix**

20 min