When adding users, error "useradd: group GID does not exist" returned though group ID exists in Active Directory
Issue
A Group ID (GID) already exists in Active Directory. Yet the useradd
command is unable to resolve it's existence when adding a new user and returns an error saying useradd: group '<GID>' does not exist
. Centrify (Third-Party) is being used as an intermediary between the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) tools and Microsoft Active Directory
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Centrify (Third Party)
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