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GitLab configuration parameter gitlab_default_can_create_group is removed
in GitLab 16. This change adds this configuration parameter to gitlab-settings.
See: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/user_settings.html#use-configuration-files-to-prevent-new-users-from-creating-top-level-groups and https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/merge_requests/6819
Bug: T338460