QA failure: qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gprd-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5716763
* Auto-deploy package: 19.0.202604282006-ee57485d60d.fcd64ddc398
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/canary/-/jobs/23903032**
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2026-04-29T00:46:49.359794Z 01O
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359795Z 01O 1) Software Supply Chain Security Project access token for a different project cannot be used to create a file via the project API
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359796Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let!(:project) { create(:project, name: "project-to-test-project-access-token") }[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359797Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359797Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359798Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["path has already been taken"]}}`.[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359819Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: 9f3a4aa67ef4055a-ATL[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359820Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229f3a4aa67ef4055a-ATL%22[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359821Z 01O [31m Kibana - Discover Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%277092c4e2-4eb5-46f2-8305-a7da2edad090%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%209f3a4aa67ef4055a-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-04-28T00:46:47.599Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-04-29T00:46:47.599Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359823Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-04-28T00:46:47.599Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-04-29T00:46:47.599Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279f3a4aa67ef4055a-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359825Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359825Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359826Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359827Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359828Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359828Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359829Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359830Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359831Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359831Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359832Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359833Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb:8:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359834Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359835Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359835Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359836Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359837Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359837Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359838Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359839Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359839Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359840Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359841Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359841Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359842Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-1%2Fe2e-test-2026-04-29-00-46-44-3c14c011a1ab3523%2Fproject-to-test-project-access-token-fedb8d8fccf7abab?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359856Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: 9f3a4aa52aad4b5c-ATL[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359857Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229f3a4aa52aad4b5c-ATL%22[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359864Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Discover Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/discover#/?_a=%28index:%277092c4e2-4eb5-46f2-8305-a7da2edad090%27%2Cquery%3A%28language%3Akuery%2Cquery%3A%27json.correlation_id%20%3A%209f3a4aa52aad4b5c-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-04-28T00:46:46.733Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-04-29T00:46:46.733Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359865Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-04-28T00:46:46.733Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-04-29T00:46:46.733Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279f3a4aa52aad4b5c-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359867Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359868Z 01O
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359868Z 01O Finished in 7.07 seconds (files took 1.43 seconds to load)
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359869Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359870Z 01O
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359870Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359871Z 01O
2026-04-29T00:46:49.359871Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb:60[0m [36m# Software Supply Chain Security Project access token for a different project cannot be used to create a file via the project API[0m
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```
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