Why the 'rngd' user is getting removed on patching on RHEL8 ?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • On performing patching on RHEL 8 system, the 'rngd' user is getting removed. We have observed on many servers. Why ?
  • Is 'rngd' user not required on RHEL 8 like in RHEL 7 ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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