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why i can not add a mail-enabled security group as member inside Office 365 group

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I have created a mail-enabled security group inside our Office 365 tenant. and i created an Office 365 group >> but i am unable to add the mail-enabled security group inside the Office 365 group as member or as owner.. any advice? Thanks

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That's currently not a supported scenario. There is some work being done to enable it.
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@john john M365 Groups do not support nesting of any other group. However, there is a newer preview feature which lets you do this:

Create "nested" groups with Azure AD Dynamic Groups

 

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best response confirmed by john john (Steel Contributor)
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@john john M365 Groups do not support nesting of any other group. However, there is a newer preview feature which lets you do this:

Create "nested" groups with Azure AD Dynamic Groups

 

Similar thread: Why can't I add a mail-enabled security group as member inside Office 365 group 


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