Getting error change from root to puppet failed: Could not find user puppet while installing the Red Hat Satellite server.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Fresh Satellite installation is failing with below error:

    [ERROR 2019-02-12 18:16:23 main]  
/Stage[main]/Puppet::Server::Config/File[/etc/puppetlabs/puppet/ssl/private_keys]/owner : change from root to puppet failed: Could not find user puppet
[ERROR 2019-02-12 18:16:23 main]  Could not find group puppet

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.x

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