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Label a VM-based runner and target it with runs-on for jobs using container:/services:\nExpected: Command proceeds without the error.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"c139a5be-b8ce-4885-8d5c-6ce8417d46c0","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Run jobs that need container:/services: on a VM/bare-metal runner, or use Actions Runner Controller container modes / container hooks (ACTIONS_RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOKS) designed for Kubernetes; alternatively run docker commands directly in steps.\n\nOption: Move the job to a non-containerized runner [evidence: documented_workaround]\nApplies when: See record scope.\nSteps:\n1. 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