QA failure: qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5576477
* Auto-deploy package: 18.10.202603131606-03e7bdc5170.01a899a3fc8
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/-/jobs/23059793**
```
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557023Z 01O
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557024Z 01O 1) Verify Pipeline with project file variables does not expose file variable content with echo
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557025Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'project-with-file-variables') }[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557026Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557027Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557028Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["14:connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.54:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused. debug_error_string:{UNKNOWN:Error received from peer {grpc_status:14, grpc_message:\"connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.54:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused\"}}"]}}`.[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557031Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: 9dbd35a94d077d15-ATL[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557033Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229dbd35a94d077d15-ATL%22[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557034Z 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%209dbd35a94d077d15-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-03-12T18:47:55.238Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-13T18:47:55.238Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557157Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-03-12T18:47:55.238Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-13T18:47:55.238Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279dbd35a94d077d15-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557269Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557271Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557273Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557274Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557275Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557277Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557278Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557279Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557280Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557294Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557295Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557296Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:7:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557297Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/4_verify/file_variable_spec.rb:8:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557298Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557299Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557300Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557301Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557301Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557302Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557303Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.557304Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.963815Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB="$GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB" --en...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-03-13T18:48:44.963841Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB="$GLCI_CLICKHOUSE_SHARED_DB" --en...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965837Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965858Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965860Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965861Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965862Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-7%2Fe2e-test-2026-03-13-18-47-27-79f0df587741b5bf%2Fproject-with-file-variables-a7829760dd60e319?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965873Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: 9dbd35938d37157d-ATL[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965874Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229dbd35938d37157d-ATL%22[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965875Z 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%209dbd35938d37157d-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-03-12T18:47:49.154Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-13T18:47:49.154Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965934Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-03-12T18:47:49.154Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-03-13T18:47:49.154Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279dbd35938d37157d-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965936Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965936Z 01O
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965937Z 01O Finished in 1 minute 28.45 seconds (files took 1.29 seconds to load)
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965937Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965938Z 01O
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965938Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965939Z 01O
2026-03-13T18:48:44.965939Z 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
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```
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