How to run RHEL's Apache httpd as a custom user (not "apache")

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Issue

  • How can we customize httpd version provided by RHEL6 or RHEL7 r RHEL8 to run as some user other than "apache"?

  • Run RHEL httpd as non-apache user?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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