apache user is not created during Apache HTTPD installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Getting the below error when trying to install Apache HTTPD through yum install httpd command
groupadd: GID '48' already exists
useradd: group 'apache' does not exist

warning: group apache does not exist - using root
warning: user apache does not exist - using root
warning: group apache does not exist - using root

Environment

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

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