The validate.yml had an unconditional 'docker version' check, and service.yml/prune.yml unconditionally enabled services that need Docker running. Added when: docker_rootless_setup to: - validate.yml: Verify rootless Docker connectivity - service.yml: Enable and start gitea-runner service - prune.yml: Enable and start docker-prune timer Also made lifecycle side_effect tolerant of service start failure since Docker daemon isn't available in molecule containers. Generated with [Devin](https://devin.ai) Co-Authored-By: Devin <158243242+devin-ai-integration[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>