General settings page of archived groups returns a 404 in GitLab CE

Summary

In GitLab CE (FOSS), the Settings > General page returns a 404 error for archived groups.

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Run the following commands in your CLI:
export FOSS_ONLY=1
gdk restart
  1. Enable the archive_group feature flag.
  2. Go to Group > Settings > General > Advance > Archive group and archive the group.
  3. Try to access Group > Settings > General again.

What is the expected correct behavior?

The settings page should work as expected

Relevant logs and/or screenshots

The settings page returns a 404

Possible fixes

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