Problem

Confluence doesn't delete groups on the space permissions , when those are deleted from external directory , it says "Group not found" for that group

Environment

• Confluence 8.5.9
• Active Directory 

Steps to Reproduce

• In Confluence, when groups are removed from an external directory, they do not get deleted from the space permissions.

• Instead, Confluence displays a message stating "Group not found" for the deleted group, as shown below.

• However, if the group is re-added, Confluence will recognise it again. 

• When we re-add the delete group, it is necessary to synchronize the directory once more.

• After doing so, the group will reappear, and we can confirm the entry for that table in the database, specifically for the "SUPPORT" group.

• When a group is removed from Active Directory, the associated details in the table "cwd_group" are also deleted. Please use the query provided below to verify the information.
  DB Query

  select * from cwd_group cg where group_name ='<groupname>';

   

• Searching for the group through the GUI will also not get you any results, as it will not be listed in the search results.

Expected Results

Group should be deleted from the space permissions page

Actual Results

Group is not deleted from the space permissions page

Workaround

NA

Notes