Cannot create a subgroup in a private or internal group

Summary

Can not create a subgroup on a Private or internal Group.

When trying to create a subgroup on a internal/private group the folowing error happens:

The form contains the following error:

Visibility level public is not allowed since the parent group has a private visibility.

Steps to reproduce

1 - Create a private group

[](Create_Group

Create_Group_sucess

2 - Try to Create a subgroup

Create_SUB_Group_FAIL

Example Project

What is the expected correct behavior?

I should be able to create subgroups in private/internal group

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Gitlab version: gitlab-ce-15.3.3-ce.0.el7.x86_64

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System information
System:
Current User:   git
Using RVM:      no
Ruby Version:   2.7.5p203
Gem Version:    3.1.6
Bundler Version:2.3.15
Rake Version:   13.0.6
Redis Version:  6.2.7
Sidekiq Version:6.4.0
Go Version:     unknown

GitLab information
Version:        15.3.3
Revision:       c629a47f87f
Directory:      /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails
DB Adapter:     PostgreSQL
DB Version:     12.10
URL:            https://exemple.com.br
HTTP Clone URL: https://exemple.com.br/some-group/some-project.git
SSH Clone URL:  git@exemple.com.br:some-group/some-project.git
Using LDAP:     yes
Using Omniauth: no

GitLab Shell
Version:        14.10.0
Repository storage paths:
- default:      /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories
GitLab Shell path:              /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-shell

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Gitaly: ... default ... OK

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Sidekiq: ... Running? ... yes Number of Sidekiq processes (cluster/worker) ... 1/1

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Incoming Email: ... Reply by email is disabled in config/gitlab.yml

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