Fix syntax error in init.d/gitlab after Pages -> CE

Closes #27785

See merge request !9026

Update .gitignore templates

See merge request !9015

Skip or retain project while deleting the project

See merge request !1162

Update guide to migrate to 8.17 EE

See merge request !1177

Update guides for 8.17 version

See merge request !9014

Cherry-picked ‘Fix syntax error in conditional statement’

Remove deprecated 'expires_at' from project snippets API

Closes #14156

See merge request !8723

Fix missing group members from Import/Export

Closes #25124

See merge request !8923

Fix broken links to docs

See merge request !1179

Fix broken links to docs

See merge request !9022

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Update Grape routes to work with current version of Grape

See merge request !8992

Disallow system notes for closed issuables

Closes #19262

See merge request !8848

Resolve "Mouse text cursor above pagination elements"

Closes #26920

See merge request !9003

Merge branch '26165-combine-runners-and-variables-and-triggers-and-ci-cd-pipelines-settings-pages' into 'master'

Merge Triggers, Runners, Variables and Pipelines to a single option called "CI/CD Pipelines"

Closes #26165

See merge request !8430

add the stewardship label to contributing.md

See merge request !8997

Implement backend for a read-only "Auditor" user

Closes #1439

See merge request !998

Backport changes from gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!998

See merge request !8984

Read true-up info from license and validate it

Closes #550

See merge request !1159

adds select field and sync time migration for mirror sync cron jobs

Closes #99

See merge request !1115

Fix filtered search user autocomplete for gitlab instances that are hosted on a subdirectory

Closes #27343

See merge request !8891