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podman windows installer flaky #177

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@Luap99
Downloading https://github.com/containers/podman/releases/download/v5.6.0/podman-installer-windows-amd64.exe
Installing podman...
Install failed, dumping log
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i001: Burn x64 v5.0.2+aa65968c419420d32e3e1b647aea0082f5ca5b78, Windows v10.0 x64 (Build 20348: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup.exe
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing formatted variable 'InstallFolder' to value '[ProgramFiles64Folder]RedHat\Podman'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing string variable 'VERSION' to value '5.6.0'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing string variable 'MachineProvider' to value 'wsl'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'AllowOldWin' to value '0'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing string variable 'LaunchTarget' to value 'explorer.exe'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing string variable 'LaunchArguments' to value '"[InstallFolder]\podman-for-windows.html"'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'SkipConfigFileCreation' to value '0'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i009: Command Line: '/install /quiet "
" MachineProvider=hyperv "
" WSLCheckbox=0 "
" HyperVCheckbox=0 "
" /log podman-setup.log'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup.exe'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup.log'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleInProgressName' to value ''
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Podman'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:40]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleManufacturer' to value 'Red Hat'
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Ignoring unknown argument: /install
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Ignoring unknown argument: 

[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Ignoring unknown argument: 

[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Ignoring unknown argument: 

[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Ignoring unknown argument: 

[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting string variable 'MachineProvider' to value 'hyperv'
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]e000: Ignoring attempt to set non-overridable variable: 'WSLCheckbox'.
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]e000: Ignoring attempt to set non-overridable variable: 'HyperVCheckbox'.
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting version variable 'WixBundleFileVersion' to value '5.0.2.0'
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting numeric variable 'WixStdBASuppressOptionsUI' to value 1
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting numeric variable 'WixStdBAShowVersion' to value 1
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting numeric variable 'WixStdBALanguageId' to value 1033
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i100: Detect begin, 1 packages
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting string variable 'CBNumber' to value '20348'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\[WixBundleManufacturer]\[WixBundleName]'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Registry key not found. Key = 'SOFTWARE\[WixBundleManufacturer]\Updates\[WixBundleName]'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i052: Condition 'PreviousInstallFolder' evaluates to false.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i101: Detected package: Setup, state: Absent, cached: No, install registration state: Absent, cache registration state: Absent
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i052: Condition 'VersionNT >= v10.0 AND (CBNumber >= 19041 OR AllowOldWin = 1)' evaluates to true.
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i052: Condition 'WixBundleInstalled OR WixBundleForcedRestartPackage OR PreviousVersion <> VERSION' evaluates to true.
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i052: Condition 'PreviousVersion <> v5.3.1' evaluates to true.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0, registration state: None, cached: No, eligible for cleanup: No
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i200: Plan begin, 1 packages, action: Install
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_Setup' to value 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup_000_Setup_rollback.log'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_Setup' to value 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup_000_Setup.log'
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i222: Planned rollback boundary: 'WixDefaultBoundary', vital: Yes, transaction: No (default: No)
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i201: Planned package: Setup, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, default cache strategy: Keep, ba requested strategy: Keep, cache: Vital, uncache: No, dependency: Register, expected install registration state: Present, expected cache registration state: Present
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i299: Plan complete, result: 0x0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i300: Apply begin
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i010: Launching elevated engine process.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i011: Launched elevated engine process.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i012: Connected to elevated engine.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i358: Pausing automatic updates.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i359: Paused automatic updates.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i360: Creating a system restore point.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i362: System restore disabled, system restore point not created.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i370: Session begin, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}, options: 0x3, disable resume: No
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i000: Caching bundle from: 'C:\Windows\TEMP\{76DED426-D751-45B1-8940-1464FC375887}\.be\podman-setup.exe' to: 'C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}\podman-setup.exe'
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i320: Registering bundle dependency provider: {234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}, version: 5.6.0
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:41]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}, resume: Active, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[29E4:2A14][2025-08-25T16:49:42]i305: Verified acquired payload: Setup at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\Setup, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}v5.6.0\podman.msi.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:42]i323: Registering package dependency provider: {ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}_v5.6.0, version: 5.6.0, package: Setup
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:42]i301: Applying execute package: Setup, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}v5.6.0\podman.msi, arguments: ' INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\RedHat\Podman" MACHINE_PROVIDER="hyperv" SKIP_CONFIG_FILE_CREATION="0" ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT="1" MSIFASTINSTALL="7" BURNMSIINSTALL=1 REINSTALLMODE="muso" REBOOT=ReallySuppress'
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to install MSI package.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to configure per-machine MSI package.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i319: Applied execute package: Setup, result: 0x80070643, restart: None
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]e000: Error 0x80070643: Failed to execute MSI package.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i318: Skipped rollback of package: Setup, action: Uninstall, already: Absent
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i319: Applied rollback package: Setup, result: 0x0, restart: None
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i329: Removed package dependency provider: {ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}_v5.6.0, package: Setup
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i351: Removing cached package: Setup, from path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}v5.6.0\
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i373: Calculating whether to keep registration
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i374:   package: Setup, install registration state: Absent, cache registration state: Absent
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i372: Session end, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}, resume: None, restart: None, disable resume: No, default registration: None, ba requested registration: None
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i330: Removed bundle dependency provider: {234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i326: Removed dependency: {234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E} on package provider: {ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}_v5.6.0, package Setup
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i329: Removed package dependency provider: {ED8DAF4F-B6E6-4269-AF57-8558B5637AA5}_v5.6.0, package: Setup
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i352: Removing cached bundle: {234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}, from path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}\
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}, resume: None, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i420: Resuming automatic updates.
[29E4:29E8][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i421: Resumed automatic updates.
[2958:2994][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i000: Setting string variable 'WixStdBARestartRequired' to value ''
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i399: Apply complete, result: 0x80070643, restart: None, ba requested restart:  No
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i500: Shutting down, exit code: 0x643
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i502: Cleanup begin.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i503: Cleanup not required due to running Apply.
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i599: Cleanup complete, result: 0x0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: AllowOldWin = 0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: CBNumber = 20348
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: InstallFolder = C:\Program Files\RedHat\Podman
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: LaunchArguments = "[InstallFolder]\podman-for-windows.html"
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: LaunchTarget = explorer.exe
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: MachineProvider = hyperv
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: ProgramFiles64Folder = C:\Program Files\
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: RebootPending = 0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: SkipConfigFileCreation = 0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: VERSION = 5.6.0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: VersionNT = 10.0.0.0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleAction = 6
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleCommandLineAction = 6
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleElevated = 1
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleFileVersion = 5.0.2.0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleInProgressName = 
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleInstalled = 0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleLog = C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup.log
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleLog_Setup = C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup_000_Setup.log
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleManufacturer = Red Hat
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleName = Podman
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleOriginalSource = C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup.exe
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder = C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleProviderKey = {234275A8-3830-471E-9A3C-880EAD8B414E}
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleRollbackLog_Setup = C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\podman-setup_000_Setup_rollback.log
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleTag = 
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleUILevel = 2
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixBundleVersion = 5.6.0
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixStdBALanguageId = 1033
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixStdBARestartRequired = 
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixStdBAShowVersion = 1
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i410: Variable: WixStdBASuppressOptionsUI = 1
[2958:295C][2025-08-25T16:49:54]i007: Exit code: 0x643, restarting: No
Exit code is 1603
At C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\cirrus-ci-build\contrib\cirrus\windows_setup.ps1:43 char:5

https://cirrus-ci.com/task/4743086875607040

Not sure what is going I have seen this once before so reporting this here to track but the fact that the exe installer is flaky is concerning to me.

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