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FuzzyWazHe
Feb 17, 2022Copper Contributor
Nested groups and Azure AD
Our business with a single forest is doing the two nested group method for everything. I have heard in discussions that in the Azure world this is no longer recommended practice and really only appl...
rejohnson
Aug 08, 2023Iron Contributor
Can you clarify this statement? "One group can be added as a member of another group, and you can achieve group nesting." Does that mean nested groups have limits on how many other groups can be added? One group only? Can nested groups be added to other nested groups? Not that we intend to do that, but I'm trying to understand the algorithm.
Leon_Straathof
Sep 25, 2023Copper Contributor
rejohnson The document does not state any limitations in number of groups nested in a certain group nor does it mention if there is a limitation how deep you can nest. That indeed is stupid of the document and a very valid question. The document only talks about what you can and cannot use nested groups for. Would be nice if MS would improve this document so it does not leave obvious questions unanswered.