What happens to groups associated with a project when the project is deleted?

When a project is deleted in a system like AEM, the groups associated with that project are usually not deleted immediately or automatically along with the project. Instead, the groups remain intact and can continue to exist independently. This allows for a more flexible management of user permissions and associations, as groups may be used across multiple projects or for other purposes within the system.

The option that indicates that groups can only be deleted by an admin aligns with the governance and security protocols typically designed in such environments. Administrators have the necessary permission levels to manage groups, ensuring that critical actions such as deletion are performed by those who manage the system, preventing accidental data loss and maintaining oversight.

This approach helps maintain organizational structure and allows for recovery or reassignment of groups and their members, rather than having potentially disruptive effects caused by automatic deletions.