[BUG]: Workflow Labeler fails with error: npm error Unable to authenticate, your authentication token seems to be invalid.

[abatishchev]

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Issue Description

Error:

npm error code E401
npm error Unable to authenticate, your authentication token seems to be invalid.
npm error To correct this please try logging in again with:
npm error   npm login

See https://github.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks/actions/runs/12340684271/job/34438443983#step:5:43

See also:

1.#18732
2. #17253

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[abatishchev]

Hi @v-schhabra,
Does every user who opens an issue in this repo need to create a token for the repo's housekeeping workflow (per my understanding what the Labeler does) could function?

[v-schhabra]

Hi @abatishchev
No, users don’t need to create tokens for such workflows to function.

[abatishchev]

Hi @v-schhabra,
I'm like a regular user then. I just filed an issue in this repo and noticed the Labeler workflow has failed, hence filed this one.
Makes sense?

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