# Do not know how to setup locked subcategory

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-know-how-to-setup-locked-subcategory/231066>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [June 25, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-know-how-to-setup-locked-subcategory/231066 "2022-06-25T02:32:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![not-ethan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/not-ethan/32/282617_2.png) [@not-ethan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/not-ethan)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-not-know-how-to-setup-locked-subcategory/231066/2 "2022-06-25T02:36:10Z")

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When giving the group access to a sub-category they first need to have access to the parent category. For example for people to have access to #howto:faq they first need to have access to #howto the parent category.

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