# Subcategories do not inherit permissions from parent category

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-do-not-inherit-permissions-from-parent-category/17174>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2014 年 7 月 3 日午後 6:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-do-not-inherit-permissions-from-parent-category/17174 "2014-07-03T18:41:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![dardub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dardub/32/201848_2.png) [@dardub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dardub)\
**Post date:** [2018 年 2 月 8 日午後 7:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/subcategories-do-not-inherit-permissions-from-parent-category/17174/11 "2018-02-08T19:19:47Z")

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Why can’t permissions be inherited by default, with the option to override/change on the sub-category? This is troublesome when admins create sub-categories on a Staff category and inadvertently due to lack of knowledge or forgetfulness, don’t set the permissions.

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