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diff --git a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md index 1c6cca049c5..e3f7539a9b6 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md +++ b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md @@ -75,13 +75,16 @@ structure. ## Creating a subgroup NOTE: **Note:** -You must be an Owner of a group to create a subgroup. For -more information check the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions). +In order to create a subgroup you must either be an Owner or a Maintainer of the +group, depending on the group's setting. By default groups allow both Owners and +Maintainers to create subgroups, but this can be changed by an Owner or +Administrator to only allow Owners to create subgroups. For more information +check the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions). For a list of words that are not allowed to be used as group names see the -[reserved names](../../reserved_names.md). -Users can always create subgroups if they are explicitly added as an Owner to -a parent group, even if group creation is disabled by an administrator in their -settings. +[reserved names](../../reserved_names.md). Users can always create subgroups if +they are explicitly added as an Owner (or Maintainer, if that setting is +enabled) to a parent group, even if group creation is disabled by an +administrator in their settings. To create a subgroup: |