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Action does not seem to work on `ubuntu-slim` runner

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Description

Using ubuntu-latest works, but ubuntu-slim causes the tailscale status to re-try until it fails.

Extract from workflow file:

    - name: Tailscale
      uses: tailscale/github-action@v4
      with:
        oauth-client-id: ${{ env.DEVOPS_GITHUB_TAILSCALE_TS_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID }}
        audience: ${{ env.DEVOPS_GITHUB_TAILSCALE_TS_AUDIENCE }}
        tags: tag:github-actions
        ping: devops-prod

output partially redacted:

Run tailscale/github-action@v4
  with:
    oauth-client-id: ***
    audience: ***
    tags: tag:github-actions
    ping: devops-prod
    version: 1.94.2
    timeout: 2m
    retry: 5
    use-cache: true

.....

Cache restored successfully
Found Tailscale 1.94.2 in cache: /opt/hostedtoolcache/tailscale/1.94.2/Linux-amd64
▶️ copy tailscale from cache
/usr/bin/sudo cp /opt/hostedtoolcache/tailscale/1.94.2/Linux-amd64/tailscale /usr/local/bin/tailscale
▶️ copy tailscaled from cache
/usr/bin/sudo cp /opt/hostedtoolcache/tailscale/1.94.2/Linux-amd64/tailscaled /usr/local/bin/tailscaled
▶️ chmod tailscale
/usr/bin/sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/tailscale
▶️ chmod tailscaled
/usr/bin/sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/tailscaled
Starting tailscaled daemon...
Waiting for tailscaled daemon to become ready...
▶️ get tailscale status
/usr/local/bin/tailscale status --json
failed to connect to local tailscaled (which appears to be running as tailscaled, pid 168). Got error: 503 Service Unavailable: no backend
##[debug]Waiting for daemon... (0ms elapsed)
▶️ get tailscale status
/usr/local/bin/tailscale status --json
failed to connect to local tailscaled; it doesn't appear to be running (sudo systemctl start tailscaled ?)
##[debug]Waiting for daemon... (500ms elapsed)
▶️ get tailscale status
/usr/local/bin/tailscale status --json
failed to connect to local tailscaled; it doesn't appear to be running (sudo systemctl start tailscaled ?)
##[debug]Waiting for daemon... (1000ms elapsed)
▶️ get tailscale status
/usr/local/bin/tailscale status --json
failed to connect to local tailscaled; it doesn't appear to be running (sudo systemctl start tailscaled ?)
##[debug]Waiting for daemon... (1500ms elapsed)

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the shown Tailscale action workflow on both ubuntu-latest and ubuntu-slim, comparing the daemon startup and status output. Read the workflow step and the action's ubuntu-slim handling; done means tailscale status succeeds on ubuntu-slim without repeated retries or a missing backend.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions, typescript, ubuntu
Domain
ci-cd, networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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