Description of problem:

Create Job from ArgoCD UI for a cron job throws:

Unable to execute resource action: jobs.batch "hello-202402291833" is forbidden: cannot set blockOwnerDeletion if an ownerReference refers to a resource you can't set finalizers on: , <nil> 

There has been a similar report: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/GITOPS-4133 

The jobs get created eventually but this error can be seen even when no jobs are created. 

Workaround

Prerequisites (if any, like setup, operators/versions):

RC 1.12.0-3

Steps to Reproduce

1. Install the operator
2. Create an app from https://github.com/chengfang/argocd-example-apps/tree/master/batch
3. Click on Create Job from drop down in the app details

Actual results:

Unable to execute resource action: jobs.batch "hello-202402291833" is forbidden: cannot set blockOwnerDeletion if an ownerReference refers to a resource you can't set finalizers on: , <nil> 

Expected results:

Job creation should be successful

Reproducibility (Always/Intermittent/Only Once):

Always

Acceptance criteria: 

• Expected results met

Definition of Done:

• Acceptance criteria met

Build Details:

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