QA failures on gprd-cny
## Overview
* Environment: gprd-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5575511
* Auto-deploy package: 18.10.202603131206-3c7a4f60edf.ca29b6c4cf4
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/production/-/jobs/23055216**
```
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816825Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816826Z 01O 1) Verify Pipeline with project file variables does not expose file variable content with echo
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816827Z 01O [31mFailure/Error:[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816828Z 01O [31m Support::Waiter.wait_until do[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816829Z 01O [31m project.pipelines.present? && project.pipelines.first[:status] == 'success'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816830Z 01O [31m end[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816831Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816831Z 01O [31mQA::Support::Repeater::WaitExceededError:[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816832Z 01O [31m Wait failed after 60 seconds[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816833Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/repeater.rb:74:in `repeat_until'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816834Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/waiter.rb:20:in `wait_until'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816835Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:100:in `wait_for_pipeline'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816836Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:54:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816838Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816839Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816840Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816849Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816850Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816851Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816852Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816853Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816863Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816864Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816865Z 01O Finished in 2 minutes 37.8 seconds (files took 1.17 seconds to load)
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816866Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816867Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816867Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816868Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816869Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:64[0m [36m# Verify Pipeline with project file variables does not expose file variable content with echo[0m
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816870Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:16:17.816871Z 01O
```
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/canary/-/jobs/23055211**
```
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716802Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716802Z 01O 1) Verify Pipeline with project file variables does not expose file variable content with echo
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716804Z 01O [31mFailure/Error:[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716804Z 01O [31m Support::Waiter.wait_until do[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716805Z 01O [31m project.pipelines.present? && project.pipelines.first[:status] == 'success'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716807Z 01O [31m end[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716807Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716808Z 01O [31mQA::Support::Repeater::WaitExceededError:[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716809Z 01O [31m Wait failed after 60 seconds[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716810Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/repeater.rb:74:in `repeat_until'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716811Z 01O [36m# ./qa/support/waiter.rb:20:in `wait_until'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716811Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:100:in `wait_for_pipeline'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716813Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:54:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716814Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716815Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716816Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716825Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716827Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716828Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716828Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716829Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716830Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716831Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716832Z 01O Finished in 2 minutes 39.8 seconds (files took 1.2 seconds to load)
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716833Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716834Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716834Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716835Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716836Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:64[0m [36m# Verify Pipeline with project file variables does not expose file variable content with echo[0m
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716837Z 01O
2026-03-13T15:18:40.716838Z 01O
```
issue
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