Commit 359f3253 authored by Suzanne Selhorn's avatar Suzanne Selhorn Committed by Evan Read

Updated nav steps

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## Creating a subgroup
Users can create subgroups if they are explicitly added as an Owner (or
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:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Groups** and find the parent group.
1. In the top right, select **New subgroup**.
1. Select **Create group**.
1. Fill in the fields. View a list of [reserved names](../../reserved_names.md)
that cannot be used as group names.
1. Select **Create group**.
### Change who can create subgroups
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 created in:
By default:
- GitLab 12.2 or later allow both Owners and Maintainers to create subgroups.
- GitLab 12.1 or earlier only allow Owners to create subgroups.
- In GitLab 12.2 or later, both Owners and Maintainers can create subgroups.
- In GitLab 12.1 or earlier, only Owners can create subgroups.
The setting can be changed for any group by:
You can change this setting:
- A group owner:
- As group owner:
1. Select the group.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**.
1. Expand the **Permissions, LFS, 2FA** section.
- An administrator:
1. Expand **Permissions, LFS, 2FA**.
- As an administrator:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Overview > Groups**.
1. Select the group, and select **Edit**.
For:
- More information, check the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions).
- 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 (or
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:
1. In the group's dashboard click the **New subgroup** button.
![Subgroups page](img/create_subgroup_button_v13_6.png)
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 immediate parent group.
![Subgroups page](img/create_new_group.png)
1. Click the **Create group** button to be redirected to the new group's
dashboard page.
Follow the same process to create any subsequent groups.
For more information, view the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions).
## Membership
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