Hi all,
Earlier today, I checked the status of the system due to that message ("update asap"), but there were no new packages that came in... So, I left it.
Now with this report, I've restarted GitLab. Turns out that was the point: the package got installed, but gitlab didn't get restarted. Now that it has, the message has improved.
Unfortunately, the user still couldn't create new repositories (verified through impersonation). As it turns out: GitLab installation procedure apparently changed lately: the required database changes used to be applied upon package install. Now, that's no longer the case; I had to apply the database changes manually on several occasions over the past weeks.
However, now that the database upgrades have been done as well, the user has been verified to be able to create new repositories!
Happy hacking! And thanks for the report!
Regards,
Erik.
BTW: The way I found out about the pending database upgrades was through the "System Health" page which said something to that effect.