QA failures on gprd-cny
## Overview
* Environment: gprd-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/6336354
* Auto-deploy package: 19.5.202610021113-0b8f815ca85.dcd0c4cb3eb
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/production/-/jobs/27493629**
```
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991924Z 01O
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991926Z 01O 1) Create Cherry picking from a merge request creates a merge request
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991928Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project, :with_readme) }[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991930Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991932Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991935Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["Request timed out. Please try again."]}}`.[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991937Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a444e7774bf37b9a-ATL[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991939Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a444e7774bf37b9a-ATL%22[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991941Z 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%22a444e7774bf37b9a-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-10-01T15:57:41.175Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-02T15:57:41.175Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991943Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-10-01T15:57:41.176Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-02T15:57:41.176Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a444e7774bf37b9a-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991946Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991948Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991950Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991952Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991954Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991956Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991959Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991961Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991965Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991967Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991969Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991971Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_a_merge_spec.rb:6:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991973Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_a_merge_spec.rb:7:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991976Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_a_merge_spec.rb:14:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991983Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991985Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:125:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991987Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991989Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991992Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991994Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991996Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.991998Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992000Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992002Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992005Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992007Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992009Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-8%2Fe2e-test-2026-10-02-15-57-38-26a1c5c6b0383ae4%2Fthe_awesome_project-87e794a98740ae78?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992011Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: a444e7765a74bcfd-ATL[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992013Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gprd&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a444e7765a74bcfd-ATL%22[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992015Z 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%22a444e7765a74bcfd-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-10-01T15:57:40.326Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-02T15:57:40.326Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992018Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://log.gprd.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/5e6d3440-7597-11ed-9f43-e3784d7fe3ca?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-10-01T15:57:40.326Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-02T15:57:40.326Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a444e7765a74bcfd-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992020Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992022Z 01O
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992024Z 01O Finished in 16.15 seconds (files took 0.77365 seconds to load)
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992026Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992028Z 01O
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992030Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992033Z 01O
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992035Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_a_merge_spec.rb:13[0m [36m# Create Cherry picking from a merge request creates a merge request[0m
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992037Z 01O
2026-10-02T15:57:41.992039Z 01O
```
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/canary/-/jobs/27493616**
```
2026-10-02T15:56:23.144177Z 00O+[0K[36;1mRunning after_script[0;m[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.144808Z 00O [0;33mWARNING: Failed to inspect build container d0d9cbad91b61178c4ea654f3a4f0eab6c498ec571e35ca516674d49bf4abd54 Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (docker_command.go:152:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.144872Z 00O [0KUsing effective pull policy of [always] for container registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-build-images/ci/debian-bookworm-slim-ruby-3.3.7:rubygems-3.6-git-2.49-docker-27.4.1[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.145535Z 00O [0KPulling docker image registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-build-images/ci/debian-bookworm-slim-ruby-3.3.7:rubygems-3.6-git-2.49-docker-27.4.1 ...[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.146126Z 00O [0;33mWARNING: Failed to pull image with policy "always": Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (manager.go:424:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.146181Z 00O section_end:1790956583:after_script[0K
2026-10-02T15:56:23.146193Z 00O+[0;33mWARNING: after_script failed, but job will continue unaffected: failed to pull image "registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-build-images/ci/debian-bookworm-slim-ruby-3.3.7:rubygems-3.6-git-2.49-docker-27.4.1" with specified policies [always]: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (manager.go:424:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.148796Z 00O section_start:1790956583:upload_artifacts_on_failure[0K
2026-10-02T15:56:23.148811Z 00O+[0K[36;1mUploading artifacts for failed job[0;m[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.149515Z 00O [0;33mWARNING: Failed to inspect predefined container 0a6dbc84889f7c79875853352f65ef2ff1a95cb60643fad5c0c2c051c09b8d96 Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (docker_command.go:152:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.149594Z 00O [0KUsing helper image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-6ea882d9 (overridden, default would be registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v19.5.0 )[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.149610Z 00O [0KUsing effective pull policy of [always] for container registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-6ea882d9[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.150376Z 00O [0KPulling docker image registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-6ea882d9 ...[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.151289Z 00O [0;33mWARNING: Failed to pull image with policy "always": Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (manager.go:424:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.151342Z 00O section_end:1790956583:upload_artifacts_on_failure[0K
2026-10-02T15:56:23.152248Z 00O+section_start:1790956583:cleanup_file_variables[0K
2026-10-02T15:56:23.152255Z 00O+[0K[36;1mCleaning up project directory and file based variables[0;m[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.152830Z 00O [0;33mWARNING: Failed to inspect predefined container 0a6dbc84889f7c79875853352f65ef2ff1a95cb60643fad5c0c2c051c09b8d96 Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (docker_command.go:152:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.152889Z 00O [0KUsing helper image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-6ea882d9 (overridden, default would be registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-v19.5.0 )[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.152932Z 00O [0KUsing effective pull policy of [always] for container registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-6ea882d9[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.153533Z 00O [0KPulling docker image registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/gitlab-runner-helper:x86_64-6ea882d9 ...[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.154111Z 00O [0;33mWARNING: Failed to pull image with policy "always": Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (manager.go:424:0s)[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.154181Z 00O section_end:1790956583:cleanup_file_variables[0K
2026-10-02T15:56:23.155428Z 00O+[31;1mERROR: Failed to remove container d0d9cbad91b61178c4ea654f3a4f0eab6c498ec571e35ca516674d49bf4abd54[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.155496Z 00O [31;1mERROR: Failed to remove container 7e49e0c8cc2e5e2dced22d554ff1ab988c2bc7f3323b26a6ee5260423ddf75b4[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.155544Z 00O [31;1mERROR: Failed to remove container 0a6dbc84889f7c79875853352f65ef2ff1a95cb60643fad5c0c2c051c09b8d96[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.156424Z 00O [31;1mERROR: Failed to cleanup volumes[0;m
2026-10-02T15:56:23.156990Z 00O [31;1mERROR: Job failed: executing steps request: following job "27493616": following logs: rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = closing transport due to: connection error: desc = "error reading from server: EOF", received prior goaway: code: NO_ERROR, debug data: "graceful_stop"
2026-10-02T15:56:23.156998Z 00O getting status for job "27493616": rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = "transport: Error while dialing: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (steps.go:135:0s)"
2026-10-02T15:56:23.157001Z 00O closing job "27493616": rpc error: code = Unavailable desc = connection error: desc = "transport: Error while dialing: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at tcp://10.12.8.213:2376. Is the docker daemon running? (steps.go:135:0s)"[0;m
```
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