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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2103914 +++

Description of problem:

When users need specific rules (e.g. to run Ansible playbooks) and the user is a remote user, it's sometimes hard or impossible to know which uid is mapped to the user name, hence specifying a rule by username is the only viable possibility.
From my testing, it appears that fapolicyd understands "uid=username".
IMHO this fact should be documented in the fapolicyd.rules manpage.

Still some warning has to be added as well: using usernames requires fapolicyd *after* nss-user-lookup.target is reached. Maybe the service unit should be modified to include a "After=nss-user-lookup.target" dependency as well, but commented out by default with a sentence stating it's necessary when specifying rules with usernames/groupnames.

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (fapolicyd bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2022:8236