This page describes how JIRA handles nested groups that exist in one or more of your directory servers.

Enabling Nested Groups

You can enable or disable support for nested groups on each directory individually. Select 'User Directories' from the JIRA administration menu, edit the directory and select 'Enable Nested Groups'. See Configuring User Directories.

Notes:

• Before enabling nested groups for a specific directory type in JIRA, please make sure that your directory server supports nested groups.
• Please read the rest of this page to understand what effect nested groups will have on authentication (login) and permissions in JIRA, and what happens when you update users and groups in JIRA.