authconfig command generating UID with 500 values in RHEL 7+

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • authconfig command generating uid 500 in RHEL 7+ system
auth        [default=1 ignore=ignore success=ok] pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 500 quiet
auth        requisite     pam_succeed_if.so uid >= 500 quiet_success
  • authconfig not honoring the prerequisite of UID which should be 1000 for user accounts in RHEL 7+

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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