actions / actions/runner

Self-Hosted Runner does not pick up queued jobs

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Description

Describe the bug
I have a workflow with various jobs that have to be ran one by one by the runner. But the runner only picks up the first one or two jobs and doesn't pick up the rest of the jobs in the queue. It enters into an idle state when there are multiple jobs in the queue, the only way for the runner to pick them up and finish the workflow is if I manually cancel and re-run the failed jobs.

This was not happening a couple days ago, it just randomly started without any significant modification to the workflow or runner.

Expected behavior
The self-hosted runner should finish all the jobs in the queue.

Runner Version and Platform

Version of your runner?
2.319.1

OS of the machine running the runner? OSX/Windows/Linux/...
Linux Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing the queued-job behavior with runner 2.319.1 on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and inspect how queued jobs are handled; done means all jobs are picked up without manual cancellation or reruns.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, github-actions, linux, ubuntu
Domain
ci-cd, devops, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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