QA failure: qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5547113
* Auto-deploy package: 18.10.202603051306-6f71a52c797.2d902594c9a
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/-/jobs/22877445**
```
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371823Z 01O
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371824Z 01O 1) Verify Pipeline with raw variables in YAML expands variables according to expand: true/false
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371825Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'project-with-raw-variable-pipeline') }[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371826Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371826Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371827Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["14:connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.53:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused. debug_error_string:{UNKNOWN:Error received from peer {grpc_message:\"connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.53:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused\", grpc_status:14}}"]}}`.[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371829Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: 9d7a3a2bcb1aa556-ATL[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371830Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229d7a3a2bcb1aa556-ATL%22[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371831Z 01O [31m Kibana - Discover Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%27ed942d00-5186-11ea-ad8a-f3610a492295%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%209d7a3a2bcb1aa556-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-03-04T15:41:54.638Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-05T15:41:54.638Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371833Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-03-04T15:41:54.638Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-05T15:41:54.638Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279d7a3a2bcb1aa556-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371847Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371847Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371848Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371849Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371850Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371850Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371851Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371852Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371853Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371853Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371854Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371855Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:8:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371856Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:9:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371857Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371858Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371858Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371859Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371860Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.371860Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.714631Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB="$GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB" --en...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-03-05T15:42:46.714640Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB="$GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB" --en...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716456Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716461Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716462Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716463Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716463Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716464Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716465Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-6%2Fe2e-test-2026-03-05-15-41-29-fbbbdb9fe376057a%2Fproject-with-raw-variable-pipeline-d360b4fafc864701?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716473Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: 9d7a3a1569dab033-ATL[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716473Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229d7a3a1569dab033-ATL%22[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716474Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Discover Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%27ed942d00-5186-11ea-ad8a-f3610a492295%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%209d7a3a1569dab033-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-03-04T15:41:47.961Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-05T15:41:47.961Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716519Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-03-04T15:41:47.961Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-05T15:41:47.961Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279d7a3a1569dab033-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716522Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716523Z 01O
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716524Z 01O Finished in 1 minute 29.92 seconds (files took 1.13 seconds to load)
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716525Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716526Z 01O
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716526Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716527Z 01O
2026-03-05T15:42:46.716528Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_variable/raw_variables_defined_in_yaml_spec.rb:75[0m [36m# Verify Pipeline with raw variables in YAML expands variables according to expand: true/false[0m
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