podman error - Write to uid_map failed: Operation not permitted

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Below errors seen with podman system info

    ERRO [0000] running /usr/bin/newuidmap XXXX 0 XXXX 1 1 XXXXXX 65536: newuidmap : write to uid_map failed: Operation not permitted
Error: cannot set up namespace using "/usr/bin/newuidmap": should have setuid or have filecaps setuid: exit status 1

Environment

  • RHEL 8
  • podman-4.2.X

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