# Help with automatic group restriction

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-automatic-group-restriction/299895>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [March 18, 2024, 11:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-automatic-group-restriction/299895 "2024-03-18T23:52:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-with-automatic-group-restriction/299895/4 "2024-03-19T14:04:13Z")

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That’s right, but my question is if I restrict automatic groups with these settings closed to administrators and staff only, will the automatic function continue to work? because after I changed the settings I entered the “Groups” section administratively and where it previously said “Automatic” it now says “Private”

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