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Actual Required Linux Groups and GID for New 19c Install on OEL8

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Hello,

There seems to be slight differences in what the Oracle 19c docs say vs. RHEL Oracle Best Practices Doc vs. what the 19c Linux 8 rpm actually installs with respect to the Linux groups.

What are the official required Linux groups and preferred gid values for Oracle 19c for OEL8 in 2024?

For instance, the rpm log (orakernel.log) shows this:
Adding group oinstall with gid 54321
Adding group dba with gid 54322
Adding group oper with gid 54323
Adding group backupdba with gid 54324
Adding group dgdba with gid 54325
Adding group kmdba with gid 54326
Adding group racdba with gid 54330

While the RHEL Best Practices show this:

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