QA failure: qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/group_access_token_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/6146776
* Auto-deploy package: 19.4.202608271607-fb7d3dca10f.8ff03a7ba4c
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging/-/jobs/26337722**
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2026-08-27T18:53:24.961504Z 01O
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961512Z 01O 1) Software Supply Chain Security Group access token can be used to create a file via the project API
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961520Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: create(:project, name: 'project-for-group-access-token', group: group_access_token.group)[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961525Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961534Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961539Z 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:{UNAVAILABLE:connections to all backends failing; last error: UNKNOWN: ipv4:10.224.13.53:8075: Failed to connect to remote host: Connection refused}"]}}`.[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961545Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a31d46ff6a66157d-ATL[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961551Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a31d46ff6a66157d-ATL%22[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961556Z 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%22a31d46ff6a66157d-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-08-26T18:53:11.259Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-08-27T18:53:11.259Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961562Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-08-26T18:53:11.259Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-08-27T18:53:11.259Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a31d46ff6a66157d-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961567Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961573Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961587Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961593Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961599Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961604Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961677Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961682Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961688Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961694Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961818Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961824Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/group_access_token_spec.rb:15:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961830Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/group_access_token_spec.rb:19:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961838Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961846Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:124:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961852Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961860Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961867Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961884Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961891Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961896Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961902Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961907Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961913Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961918Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961924Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-2%2Fe2e-test-2026-08-27-18-52-21-072830934c94be5b%2Fproject-for-group-access-token-229059e44ab1b632?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961930Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: a31d46fe3cd71f06-ATL[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961935Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a31d46fe3cd71f06-ATL%22[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961941Z 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%22a31d46fe3cd71f06-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-08-26T18:53:08.329Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-08-27T18:53:08.329Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961946Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-08-26T18:53:08.329Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-08-27T18:53:08.329Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a31d46fe3cd71f06-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961952Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961957Z 01O
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961965Z 01O Finished in 1 minute 22.1 seconds (files took 1.53 seconds to load)
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961971Z 01O [31m5 examples, 1 failure[0m
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961987Z 01O
2026-08-27T18:53:24.961995Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-08-27T18:53:24.962001Z 01O
2026-08-27T18:53:24.962009Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/group_access_token_spec.rb:27[0m [36m# Software Supply Chain Security Group access token can be used to create a file via the project API[0m
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