Merge branch 'linking-improvments' into 'release/1.7.1'

Linking improvments

See merge request !144

src/main/java/net/geant/nmaas/portal/api/auth/OIDCAuthController.java

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class OIDCAuthController {
             );
             throw new AuthenticationException(ae.getMessage());
         }
-        checkUserApprovals(user);
+//        checkUserApprovals(user);
 
         if (configurationManager.getConfiguration().isMaintenance()
                 && user.getRoles().stream().noneMatch(value -> value.getRole().equals(Role.ROLE_SYSTEM_ADMIN))) {