RHEV-M package installation failing with error "scriptlet failed, exit status 6"

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Issue

  • RHEV-M Package installation is failing with error
error: %pre(ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy-4.2.1.6-0.1.el7.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 6
Error in PREIN scriptlet in rpm package ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy-4.2.1.6-0.1.el7.noarch
error: ovirt-engine-websocket-proxy-4.2.1.6-0.1.el7.noarch: install failed
groupadd: existing lock file /etc/group.lock without a PID
groupadd: cannot lock /etc/group; try again later.
useradd: group 'kvm' does not exist

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
  • Red Hat Virtualization 4.x

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