delete-users-or-groups-master-data-services.md

title	Delete Users or Groups
description	Delete Users or Groups (Master Data Services)
author	meetdeepak
ms.author	dkhare
ms.reviewer	mikeray
ms.date	03/05/2026
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	master-data-services
ms.topic	how-to
ms.custom	build-2025
helpviewer_keywords	deleting groups [Master Data Services] groups [Master Data Services], deleting users [Master Data Services], deleting deleting users [Master Data Services]

Delete Users or Groups (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

[!INCLUDE support-notice]

Delete users or groups when you no longer want them to access [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm].

Note the following behavior when deleting users and groups:

• If you delete a user who is a member of a group that has access to [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], then the user can still access [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] until you remove the user from the Active Directory or local group.

• If you delete a group, all users from the group who have accessed [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] are displayed in the Users list until you delete them.

• Changes to security are not propagated to the MDS [!INCLUDEssMDSXLS] for 20 minutes.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

• You must have permission to access the Users and Group Permissions functional area.

To delete users or groups

1. In [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], click User and Group Permissions.

2. To delete a user, remain on the Users page. To delete a group, from the menu bar, click ManageGroups.

3. In the grid,select the row for the user or group that you want to delete.

4. Click Delete selected user or Delete selected group.

5. On the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

See Also

Security (Master Data Services)