# DROP GROUP reference

DROP GROUP SQL keywords reference documentation.  Applies to RBAC in QuestDB Enterprise.

<EnterpriseNote>
  RBAC provides fine-grained database permissions management.
</EnterpriseNote>

`DROP GROUP` - remove an existing group.

For full documentation of the Access Control List and Role-based Access Control,
see the [RBAC operations](/docs/security/rbac) page.

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## Syntax

```questdb-sql
DROP GROUP [IF EXISTS] groupName;
```

## Description

`DROP GROUP` removes an existing group.

Unless the `IF EXISTS` clause is applied, an error is raised and the command
fails if the group does not exist.

When a group is removed, all members of the group lose the permissions inherited
through the group.

## Examples

```questdb-sql
DROP GROUP admins;

DROP GROUP IF EXISTS admins;
```

It can be verified with:

```questdb-sql
SHOW GROUPS;
```

that does not include `admins` in its result.