User registration - administrator acceptance queue
## Overview
We will be changing the way user registration works for self-managed instances to be more secure. We want to provide the efficiency of users self-registering but make the experience more secure.
From https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/21648#note_385998863
>Turn Open Registration to "off" by default.
> 1. New Installs
> * New users can still register however they receive a message that says "registration has been submitted".
> * An email is sent to the instance administrator(s) that allows them to "1-click" approval.
> * The email will also have links to "learn more about these options" (product page) and "to change this setting" (their GitLab instance configuration page)
> 2. Current Installs
> * Login banner for instances that have open registration enabled; when an administrator logs in they will be notified of the setting and a link to "learn more" (same product page embedded in emails in #1)
> * We should then track and report on the how many of these instances are changed due to the banner notification.
> 3. Future Installs
> * we can consider working on a wizard option that asks users to choose an option upon install
## Status Update
* 13.5 - Initial MVC for admin approval shipped! No email notifications included.
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257878
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257881
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257886
* 13.6 - Email notifications for admin and user. Banner for instances that don't have the option enabled. Setting admin approval to be the default option.
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257879
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/257880
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/267568
* https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/237905
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