QA failure: qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb
## Overview
* Environment: gstg-cny
* Coordinated pipeline: https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/release/tools/-/pipelines/6463395
* Auto-deploy package: 19.6.202610270306-30478be6a66.4ff3a945895
### Pipeline:
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/-/jobs/28319834**
```
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388922Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388924Z 01O 1) Software Supply Chain Security Project access token for a different project cannot be used to commit via the API
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388926Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: create(:project, name: "different-project-to-test-project-access-token")[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388929Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388931Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388933Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["14:connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial tcp 10.224.13.54:8075: connect: connection refused\". debug_error_string:{UNAVAILABLE:connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial tcp 10.224.13.54:8075: connect: connection refused\"}"]}}`.[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388936Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a50f29310e28bca4-ATL[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388938Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a50f29310e28bca4-ATL%22[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388940Z 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%22a50f29310e28bca4-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-10-26T05:04:38.931Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:04:38.932Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.388942Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-10-26T05:04:38.932Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:04:38.932Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a50f29310e28bca4-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724428Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724450Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724452Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724454Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724456Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724459Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724468Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724470Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724473Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724475Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724477Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724478Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb:51:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724480Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb:55:in `block (4 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724482Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724485Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:125:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724486Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724488Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724490Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724491Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724493Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724495Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724497Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724498Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724500Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724502Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724504Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-6%2Fe2e-test-2026-10-27-05-04-21-fc01d9003ab54ee1%2Fdifferent-project-to-test-project-access-token-cec1314c5c4220e5?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724505Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: a50f29304b3bb28c-ATL[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724507Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a50f29304b3bb28c-ATL%22[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724509Z 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%22a50f29304b3bb28c-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-10-26T05:04:35.965Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:04:35.965Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724510Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-10-26T05:04:35.965Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:04:35.965Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a50f29304b3bb28c-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724512Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724514Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724517Z 01O Finished in 43.04 seconds (files took 0.87232 seconds to load)
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724519Z 01O [31m2 examples, 1 failure[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724521Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724523Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724525Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724528Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/api/10_software_supply_chain_security/project_access_token_spec.rb:67[0m [36m# Software Supply Chain Security Project access token for a different project cannot be used to commit via the API[0m
2026-10-27T05:04:56.724530Z 01O
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```
* **https://ops.gitlab.net/gitlab-org/quality/staging-canary/-/jobs/28319829**
```
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620763Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620765Z 01O 1) Create Cherry picking a commit creates a merge request
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620767Z 01O [31mFailure/Error: let(:project) { create(:project, :with_readme) }[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620769Z 01O [31m[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620772Z 01O [31mQA::Resource::Errors::ResourceFabricationFailedError:[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620774Z 01O [31m Fabrication of QA::Resource::Project using the API failed (400) with `{"message":{"base":["14:connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial tcp 10.224.13.54:8075: connect: connection refused\". debug_error_string:{UNAVAILABLE:connection error: desc = \"transport: Error while dialing: dial tcp 10.224.13.54:8075: connect: connection refused\"}"]}}`.[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620785Z 01O [31m Correlation Id: a50f24438bf46586-ATL[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620787Z 01O [31m Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a50f24438bf46586-ATL%22[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620789Z 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%22a50f24438bf46586-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-10-26T05:01:17.165Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:01:17.165Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620791Z 01O [31m Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-10-26T05:01:17.165Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:01:17.165Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a50f24438bf46586-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620793Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:134:in `api_post_to'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620796Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:108:in `api_post'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620798Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:27:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620800Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:126:in `rescue in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620802Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/project.rb:123:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620804Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block (2 levels) in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620806Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:117:in `log_and_record_fabrication'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620810Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:74:in `block in fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620813Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:107:in `do_fabricate!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620815Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/base.rb:73:in `fabricate_via_api!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620818Z 01O [36m# ./qa/factories/_shared.rb:6:in `block (2 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620820Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:7:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620822Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:10:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620825Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:20:in `block (3 levels) in <module:QA>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620829Z 01O [36m# /home/gitlab/spec/support/fast_quarantine.rb:22:in `block (2 levels) in <top (required)>'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620832Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:125:in `run_rspec'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620834Z 01O [36m# ./qa/specs/runner.rb:32:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620836Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620838Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620841Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:63:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620844Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:10:in `block in perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620847Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/template.rb:8:in `perform'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620849Z 01O [36m# ./qa/scenario/bootable.rb:52:in `launch!'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620862Z 01O [36m# ------------------[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620865Z 01O [36m# --- Caused by: ---[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620867Z 01O [36m# QA::Resource::Errors::ResourceNotFoundError:[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620870Z 01O [36m# Resource at https://staging.gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-e2e-sandbox-group-1%2Fe2e-test-2026-10-27-05-01-11-765271a35e4413f7%2Fthe_awesome_project-20115a5a41c47ea6?private_token=[MASKED] could not be found (404): `{"message":"404 Project Not Found"}`.[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620872Z 01O [36m# Correlation Id: a50f2442be2697e6-ATL[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620875Z 01O [36m# Sentry Url: https://new-sentry.gitlab.net/organizations/gitlab/issues/?environment=gstg&project=3&query=correlation_id%3A%22a50f2442be2697e6-ATL%22[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620877Z 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%22a50f2442be2697e6-ATL%22%27%29%29&_g=%28time%3A%28from%3A%272026-10-26T05:01:14.125Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:01:14.125Z%27%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620879Z 01O [36m# Kibana - Dashboard Url: https://nonprod-log.gitlab.net/app/dashboards#/view/b74dc030-6f56-11ed-9af2-6131f0ee4ce6?_g=%28time%3A%28from:%272026-10-26T05:01:14.125Z%27%2Cto%3A%272026-10-27T05:01:14.125Z%27%29%29&_a=%28filters%3A%21%28%28query%3A%28match_phrase%3A%28json.correlation_id%3A%27a50f2442be2697e6-ATL%27%29%29%29%29%29[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620882Z 01O [36m# ./qa/resource/api_fabricator.rb:93:in `api_get_from'[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620884Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620887Z 01O Finished in 23.93 seconds (files took 0.85665 seconds to load)
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620889Z 01O [31m1 example, 1 failure[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620892Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620894Z 01O Failed examples:
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620896Z 01O
2026-10-27T05:01:17.620899Z 01O [31mrspec ./qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/merge_request/cherry_pick/cherry_pick_commit_spec.rb:23[0m [36m# Create Cherry picking a commit creates a merge request[0m
2026-10-27T05:01:17.922708Z 01O
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```
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