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diff --git a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md index 842e2082be4..a370c9cf136 100644 --- a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md +++ b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md @@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ By using subgroups you can do the following: - **Make it easier to manage people and control visibility.** Give people different [permissions](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions) depending on their group [membership](#membership). +For more information on allowed permissions in groups and projects, see +[visibility levels](../../../development/permissions.md#general-permissions). + ## Overview A group can have many subgroups inside it, and at the same time a group can have -only 1 parent group. It resembles a directory behavior or a nested items list: +only one immediate parent group. It resembles a directory behavior or a nested items list: - Group 1 - Group 1.1 @@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ 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 (or -Maintainer, if that setting is enabled) to a parent group, even if group +Maintainer, if that setting is enabled) to an immediate parent group, even if group creation is disabled by an administrator in their settings. To create a subgroup: @@ -96,9 +99,9 @@ To create a subgroup:  -1. Create a new group like you would normally do. Notice that the parent group +1. Create a new group like you would normally do. Notice that the immediate parent group namespace is fixed under **Group path**. The visibility level can differ from - the parent group. + the immediate parent group.  @@ -110,12 +113,13 @@ Follow the same process to create any subsequent groups. ## Membership When you add a member to a subgroup, they inherit the membership and permission -level from the parent group. This model allows access to nested groups if you +level from the parent group(s). This model allows access to nested groups if you have membership in one of its parents. -Jobs for pipelines in subgroups can use [Runners](../../../ci/runners/README.md) registered to the parent group. This means secrets configured for the parent group are available to subgroup jobs. +Jobs for pipelines in subgroups can use [Runners](../../../ci/runners/README.md) registered to the parent group(s). +This means secrets configured for the parent group are available to subgroup jobs. -In addition, maintainers of projects that belong to subgroups can see the details of Runners registered to parent groups. +In addition, maintainers of projects that belong to subgroups can see the details of Runners registered to parent group(s). The group permissions for a member can be changed only by Owners, and only on the **Members** page of the group the member was added. |