try {
final byte[] entityGroupName = req.getEntityGroup().getValue()
.toByteArray();
EntityGroupSpecifierType type = req.getEntityGroup().getType();
final boolean force = req.getForce();
UnassignEntityGroupResponse uegr = UnassignEntityGroupResponse
.newBuilder().build();
checkInitialized();
if (type != EntityGroupSpecifierType.ENTITYGROUP_NAME) {
LOG.warn("unassignEntityGroup specifier type: expected: "