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postgresql18 does not create user/group postgres

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      # dnf install postgresql18-server
      Updating Subscription Management repositories.
      Unable to read consumer identity

      This system is not registered with an entitlement server. You can use "rhc" or "subscription-manager" to register.

      Last metadata expiration check: 0:01:34 ago on Wed 28 Jan 2026 04:32:33 AM EST.
      Dependencies resolved.
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      Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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      Installing:
      postgresql18-server x86_64 18.1-1.el10 rhel-AppStream 7.5 M
      Installing dependencies:
      libicu x86_64 74.2-5.el10_0 rhel 10 M

      Transaction Summary
      ==============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================
      Install 2 Packages

      Total download size: 18 M
      Installed size: 67 M
      Is this ok [y/N]: y
      Downloading Packages:
      (1/2): libicu-74.2-5.el10_0.x86_64.rpm 35 MB/s | 10 MB 00:00
      (2/2): postgresql18-server-18.1-1.el10.x86_64.rpm 18 MB/s | 7.5 MB 00:00
      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total 43 MB/s | 18 MB 00:00
      Running transaction check
      Transaction check succeeded.
      Running transaction test
      Transaction test succeeded.
      Running transaction
      Preparing : 1/1
      Installing : libicu-74.2-5.el10_0.x86_64 1/2
      Installing : postgresql18-server-18.1-1.el10.x86_64 2/2
      warning: user postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: group postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: user postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: group postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: user postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: group postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: user postgres does not exist - using root
      warning: group postgres does not exist - using root

      Running scriptlet: postgresql18-server-18.1-1.el10.x86_64 2/2
      Creating group 'postgres' with GID 26.
      Creating user 'postgres' (PostgreSQL Server) with UID 26 and GID 26.

      Installed products updated.

              fjanus@redhat.com Filip Janus
              fjanus@redhat.com Filip Janus
              Filip Janus Filip Janus
              Vaclav Danek Vaclav Danek
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