QA failure: qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/5823817
* Auto-deploy package: 19.1.202606020821-c5793f257fc.86f7b3748ee
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging/-/jobs/24492544**
```
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632106Z 01O
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632110Z 01O 1) Create Create a new merge request creates a basic merge request
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632116Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project) }[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632121Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632125Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632131Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["14:connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.53:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused. debug_error_string:{UNKNOWN:Error received from peer {grpc_message:\"connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.53:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused\", grpc_status:14}}"]}}`.[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632147Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a055d2ce1dde9258-ATL[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632152Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a055d2ce1dde9258-ATL%22[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632161Z 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%20%22a055d2ce1dde9258-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-06-01T10:37:36.883Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-06-02T10:37:36.883Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632174Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-06-01T10:37:36.883Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-06-02T10:37:36.883Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a055d2ce1dde9258-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632185Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632191Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632196Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632202Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632208Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632213Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632219Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632225Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632231Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632236Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632245Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632251Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb:6:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632258Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb:25:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632278Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:105:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632284Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:59:in `fabricate_via_browser_ui!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:37.632289Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb:24:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.094291Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2="$QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2" ...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-06-02T10:37:38.094342Z 01E /builds/gitlab-org/quality/staging/.gems/bin/gitlab-qa: Command `docker run -t --rm --net=bridge --env QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2="$QA_CAN_TEST_GIT_PROTOCOL_V2" ...` failed! [31m✘[0m (Gitlab::QA::Support::ShellCommand::StatusError)
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099585Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099611Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099617Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099621Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099626Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099630Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099635Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099639Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099644Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099649Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099653Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099658Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099664Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-4%2Fe2e-test-2026-06-02-10-34-16-5d8e2f3e5965cf3f%2Fthe_awesome_project-7973c57fb11ec3f0?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099681Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: a055d2ccd850b010-ATL[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099687Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a055d2ccd850b010-ATL%22[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099696Z 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%20%22a055d2ccd850b010-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-06-01T10:37:33.718Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-06-02T10:37:33.718Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099708Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-06-01T10:37:33.718Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-06-02T10:37:33.718Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a055d2ccd850b010-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099720Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099725Z 01O
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099729Z 01O Finished in 8 minutes 56 seconds (files took 1.06 seconds to load)
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099741Z 01O [31m7 examples, 1 failure[0m
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099746Z 01O
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099749Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099754Z 01O
2026-06-02T10:37:38.099757Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/create_merge_request_spec.rb:23[0m [36m# Create Create a new merge request creates a basic merge request[0m
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issue
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