bazel fails with Failed to parse downloader config

Description of the bug:

During April, we encounter such a problem three times (on different machines): any bazel command fails locally for some developer with:

% bazel build //...
INFO: Invocation ID: 40c6fcdb-de05-4132-99f6-80ab60643974
ERROR: Failed to parse downloader config: bazel_downloader.cfg

Every time, it works good for everyone else, so, looks like a local problem.

At the end of March, we upgraded Bazel from 6.2.1 to 7.1.1.

Workaround that we found: restart Macbook.

Relevant part of our .bazelrc:

build --experimental_downloader_config=bazel_downloader.cfg
sync --experimental_downloader_config=bazel_downloader.cfg
query --experimental_downloader_config=bazel_downloader.cfg

bazel_downloader.cfg:

rewrite (github.com/.*) https://s3.mds.yandex.net/bazel-build/mirror/$1

block github.com

Any ideas, how to fix it? Or maybe some tips, how to debug the problem next time?

Which category does this issue belong to?

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What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

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Which operating system are you running Bazel on?

Mac OS

What is the output of bazel info release?

release 7.1.1

If bazel info release returns development version or (@non-git), tell us how you built Bazel.

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What's the output of git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD ?

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Is this a regression? If yes, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced.

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Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

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Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?

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