Nobody can create groups or project or edit permissions

Problem to solve

I’ve installed the latest gitlab-ee version (without license), created an admin user and then configured ldap authentication (active directory).

Admin user can’t create groups (permission denied), can’t create projects (404), the “+” button only show “new snippet” and I have no permission settings under the admin area.

Configuration

I’ve basically changed nothing in the configuration file (confgured ldap, smtp and nothing more).

Versions

Versions

  • GitLab 16.10.0-ee oin RHEL

gitlab:check and other maintenance checks are all ok

Any suggestion?

I have the same problem, I have created a instance from zero, but already using a ldap configuration to login, only root don’t have ldap account but still can’t create groups or import/migrate groups neither.

Since the root and all admin users are new accounts, all them receive the implication of the option ‘disable creating top-level group’.
The workaround was disable temporarily the option to create top-level groups, use the root to create the initial structure, add the users on the top-level group created, then reactivate the option, to be able to the admin users not be considerable as new users.

None of my users are using LDAP but I’m experiencing the same problem. I don’t understand your explanation how you worked around it.