Kickstart installation resulted in `gid` change of httpd/apache to 553 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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Issue

  • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using Kickstart profile.
  • Have selected Webserver Group for installation.
  • The kickstart file contains some third party application compilation in %post script
  • After installation completes, the uid of httpd is 48 but gid in not 48, instead its 553
# id apache
uid=48(apache) gid=553(apache) groups=553(apache)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Kickstart Installation

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