# Nesting LDAP/AD Groups for Roles in Users, Roles

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-ldap-ad-groups-for-roles-in-users-roles/62885>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [August 10, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-ldap-ad-groups-for-roles-in-users-roles/62885 "2022-08-10T18:45:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![cbarker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cbarker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbarker)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-ldap-ad-groups-for-roles-in-users-roles/62885/1 "2022-08-10T18:45:36Z")

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Hello all  
I am wondering if there is a way to have the roles get populated recursively now. Last post I found regarding this was [Active Directory Nested Groups](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/active-directory-nested-groups/16890) and reading that crashed my mind. Is there a way to have a user get roles based off of the nesting structure of AD now? If so, how?  
For example Alice is in group CEOs, Bob is in group Managers. CEOs is also in group managers. Currently if I search Managers, only Bob shows up, when it should be both

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**Author:** ![cbarker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@cbarker](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/cbarker)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-ldap-ad-groups-for-roles-in-users-roles/62885/2 "2022-08-12T14:33:31Z")

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Bump

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**Author:** ![stephanie.monticelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@stephanie.monticelli](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stephanie.monticelli)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/nesting-ldap-ad-groups-for-roles-in-users-roles/62885/3 "2023-05-31T15:02:52Z")

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Hello,

I want to do the same thing. Anyone find solution for this issue ?
