QA failure: qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/clone_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gprd-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5780147
* Auto-deploy package: 19.0.202605192206-f02f3336b27.938c53f41bc
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/canary/-/jobs/24274497**
```
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003489Z 01O
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003493Z 01O 1) Create Git clone over HTTP user performs a deep clone
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003498Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project, name: 'project-with-code', description: 'project for git clone tests') }[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003504Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003508Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003514Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["path has already been taken"]}}`.[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003521Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: 9fe7877b1bfc2dbf-ATL[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003526Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229fe7877b1bfc2dbf-ATL%22[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003535Z 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%20%229fe7877b1bfc2dbf-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-05-19T01:22:15.786Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-20T01:22:15.786Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003546Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-05-19T01:22:15.786Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-20T01:22:15.786Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279fe7877b1bfc2dbf-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003556Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003561Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003570Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003575Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003581Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003585Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003591Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003596Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003602Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003606Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003611Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003617Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/clone_spec.rb:6:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003622Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/clone_spec.rb:10:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003628Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/actable.rb:16:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003633Z 01O [36m# ./qa/git/repository.rb:35:in `block (2 levels) in perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003637Z 01O [36m# ./qa/git/repository.rb:35:in `chdir'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003642Z 01O [36m# ./qa/git/repository.rb:35:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003646Z 01O [36m# ./qa/git/repository.rb:34:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003650Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/clone_spec.rb:9:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003656Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003662Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003666Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003670Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003676Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003680Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003685Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003689Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003694Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003699Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003703Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003706Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003712Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-4%2Fe2e-test-2026-05-20-01-21-52-1bd1393709266958%2Fproject-with-code-b6265683a96af4db?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003725Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: 9fe787657a3d53f6-ATL[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003730Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%229fe787657a3d53f6-ATL%22[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003737Z 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%20%229fe787657a3d53f6-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-05-19T01:22:11.564Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-20T01:22:11.564Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003746Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-05-19T01:22:11.564Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-05-20T01:22:11.564Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%279fe787657a3d53f6-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003758Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003763Z 01O
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003767Z 01O Finished in 41.28 seconds (files took 1.24 seconds to load)
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003772Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003776Z 01O
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003779Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003783Z 01O
2026-05-20T01:22:17.003787Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/clone_spec.rb:26[0m [36m# Create Git clone over HTTP user performs a deep clone[0m
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```
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