actions / actions/runner

Improve error reporting for fatal errors like `Bad Credentials`

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Description

Describe the enhancement
When the runner receives a 401 (or something else) that it deems to be fatal, it should provide enough http response information that someone could do something with it (like file a ticket to https://support.github.com).

Roughly, that's the response code (and http version), server, date, x-github-*, and x-ratelimit-* fields plus the response body.

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Additional information
See #769 and https://github.com/github/feedback/discussions/14439

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Research direction

Start in the runner application’s handling of fatal HTTP responses, especially 401 cases, and review #769 and discussion 14439 for context. Trace where the response is classified as fatal, then verify that the resulting error reports the response code and HTTP version, relevant headers, and response body.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
ci-cd, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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