Add check to prevent banning paid users
What does this MR do and why?
This MR adds a check to prevent paid users from being banned. Since banning may result in destructive actions, we want to ensure that this does not happen to our paid users.
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How to set up and validate locally
Numbered steps to set up and validate the change are strongly suggested.
- Run GDK in SaaS mode
export GITLAB_SIMULATE_SAAS=1 - Add a user as a member to a group with an ultimate license.
- In the admin area, attempt to ban the user.
- You should see an error that says you cannot ban paid users.
- Remove the user from the paid group. You should now be able to ban the user.
Related to #523499 (closed)
Edited by Ian Anderson

