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authorDouwe Maan <douwe@gitlab.com>2017-05-29 15:49:56 +0000
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Merge branch 'rework-authorizations-performance' into 'master'
Rework project authorizations and nested groups for better performance See merge request !10885
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@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ up to 20 levels of nested groups, which among other things can help you to:
- **Make it easier to manage people and control visibility.** Give people
different [permissions][] depending on their group [membership](#membership).
+## Database Requirements
+
+Nested groups are only supported when you use PostgreSQL. Supporting nested
+groups on MySQL in an efficient way is not possible due to MySQL's limitations.
+See the following links for more information:
+
+* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/30472>
+* <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10885>
+
## Overview
A group can have many subgroups inside it, and at the same time a group can have