create groups of groups for permissions

Question

Is it possible to add a group of groups to a SharePoint permissions group

Example:

Group A

• user1

Group B

• user2

Group C

• group A

• group B

Therefore, when I update A group C is inherently updated. I can't do this in AD because this is a huge enterprise environment and this is for our internal site.

Thanks, Joe

Answer 1

No, that is not permitted. You could add security groups into the Sharepoint groups if they exist though, distribution lists are not supported.

Answer 2

You are out of luck. a SP group cannot contain any other SP group. It’s a big limitation.Although SharePoint groups can contain (AD) users and AD groups. Check this Technet: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262690%28v=office.15%29.aspx

http://www.spdockit.com/blog/permissions-management-sharepoint-2013-part-two/