What are the reserved uids/gids in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
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Issue

• Is there any list of reserved uids/gids in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Resolution

• Reserved uids and gids can be found in /usr/share/doc/setup*/uidgid provided by the setup package
• Up to date version of this list can be found on the Content from pagure.io is not included.upstream project

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