Windows Group Types

Active Directory supports 4 types of groups: BuiltIn Domain Local Global Universal

By default most groups are created as Global Groups.

Source Group Type	Relationship	Target Group Type	Local Domain	Trusted Domain
Domain Local	Members	Domain Local	Yes	No
Domain Local	Members	Global	Yes	Yes
Domain Local	Members	Universal	Yes	Yes
Global	Members	Domain Local	Yes	No
Global	Members	Global	Yes	No
Global	Members	Universal	No	No
Universal	Members	Domain Local	No	No
Universal	Members	Global	Yes	No
Universal	Members	Universal	Yes	No

Source Group Type	Relationship	Target Group Type	Local Domain	Trusted Domain
Domain Local	MemberOf	Domain Local	Yes	No
Domain Local	MemberOf	Global	No	No
Domain Local	MemberOf	Universal	No	No
Global	MemberOf	Domain Local	Yes	Yes
Global	MemberOf	Global	Yes	No
Global	MemberOf	Universal	Yes	No
Universal	MemberOf	Domain Local	Yes	Yes
Universal	MemberOf	Global	No	No
Universal	MemberOf	Universal	Yes	No