MariaDB unable to auto-start on system reboot

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • MariaDB service unable to start on reboot even though its enabled.

  • MariaDB fails to starts with Unknown group 'mysql'.

    Oct 23 08:19:16 example.com systemd-tmpfiles[771]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/mariadb.conf:1] Unknown group 'mysql'.
Oct 23 08:19:16 example.com systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service: main process exited, code=exited, 
status=1/FAILURE
Oct 23 08:19:16 example.com systemd[1]: Unit systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service entered failed state.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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