Why does fapolicyd.service fails to start after installation due to missing group?
Issue
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After installing fapolicyd package, unable to start fapolicyd service due to below error:
fapolicyd.service - File Access Policy Daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fapolicyd.service; disabled; preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2025-06-24 07:49:04 UTC; 6h ago Docs: man:fapolicyd(8) CPU: 0 Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname systemd[1]: Starting File Access Policy Daemon... Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname fagenrules[48895]: /usr/sbin/fagenrules: No change Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname fapolicyd[48919]: 24/06/25 07:49:04 [ ERROR ]: group fapolicyd is unknown - line 10 >> Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname fapolicyd[48919]: 24/06/25 07:49:04 [ ERROR ]: Exiting due to bad configuration >> Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname systemd[1]: fapolicyd.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname systemd[1]: fapolicyd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Jun 24 07:49:04 hostname systemd[1]: Failed to start File Access Policy Daemon.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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