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/5756329
* Auto-deploy package: 19.0.202605122221-c0b6b5e83e1.fe26de7b614
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/production/-/jobs/24146393**
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2026-05-13T02:57:17.802874Z 01O
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802878Z 01O 1) Software Supply Chain Security Project access token for a different project cannot be used to commit via the API
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802882Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let!(:project) { create(:project, name: "project-to-test-project-access-token") }[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802886Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802890Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802895Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["path has already been taken"]}}`.[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802900Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: 9fae65082fa66da6-ATL[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802910Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229fae65082fa66da6-ATL%22[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802921Z 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%209fae65082fa66da6-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-05-12T02:57:16.268Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-13T02:57:16.268Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802946Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-05-12T02:57:16.268Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-13T02:57:16.268Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279fae65082fa66da6-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802952Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802957Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802974Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802979Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802984Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802988Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802993Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.802998Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803002Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803007Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803011Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803016Z 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
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803022Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803027Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803038Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803043Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803047Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803052Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803057Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803062Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803067Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803072Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803076Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803080Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803090Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-1%2Fe2e-test-2026-05-13-02-57-13-64a28d15a586b84c%2Fproject-to-test-project-access-token-16d6f628e1a63cb9?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803101Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: 9fae65073ad9b239-ATL[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803111Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229fae65073ad9b239-ATL%22[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803124Z 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%209fae65073ad9b239-ATL%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-05-12T02:57:15.482Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-13T02:57:15.482Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803139Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-05-12T02:57:15.482Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-13T02:57:15.482Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279fae65073ad9b239-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803162Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803167Z 01O
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803171Z 01O Finished in 5.47 seconds (files took 1.43 seconds to load)
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803176Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803180Z 01O
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803184Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803187Z 01O
2026-05-13T02:57:17.803196Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb:70[0m [36m# Software Supply Chain Security Project access token for a different project cannot be used to commit via the API[0m
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