Merge branch 'maintainers-can-create-subgroup' into 'master'

Add a group setting to allow Maintainers to create sub-groups

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ce!29718

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md
index 7c80c4b7928..2eb3fae1a85 100644
--- a/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md
+++ b/doc/user/group/subgroups/index.md
@@ -74,14 +74,24 @@ structure.
 
 ## Creating a subgroup
 
-NOTE: **Note:**
-You must be an Owner of a group to create a subgroup. For
-more information check the [permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions).
-For a list of words that are not allowed to be used as group names see the
+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:
+
+- GitLab 12.2 or later allow both Owners and Maintainers to create subgroups.
+- GitLab 12.1 or earlier only allow Owners to create subgroups.
+
+This setting can be for any group by an Owner or Administrator.
+
+For more information check the
+[permissions table](../../permissions.md#group-members-permissions). For 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 to
-a parent group, even if group creation is disabled by an administrator in their
-settings.
+
+Users can always create subgroups if they are explicitly added as an Owner (or
+Maintainer, if that setting is enabled) to a parent group, even if group
+creation is disabled by an administrator in their settings.
 
 To create a subgroup: