Add RPM macros to configure %%_passwd_path and %%_group_path

Resolves: #RHEL-140819

macros.altfiles

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Configure RPM to find users/groups in nss-altfiles locations.
+#
+# Since RPM no longer uses NSS for user/group lookups (to avoid issues
+# with chroot installations), we need to explicitly tell RPM where to
+# find the passwd and group files used by nss-altfiles.
+#
+# See: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/3672
+# See: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-78693
+# See: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-140819
+
+%_passwd_path /usr/lib/passwd:/etc/passwd
+%_group_path /usr/lib/group:/etc/group

nss-altfiles.spec

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 Summary: NSS module to look up from files in /usr/lib as well
 Name: nss-altfiles
 Version: 2.23.0
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 Source0: https://github.com/flatcar/nss-altfiles/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source1: macros.altfiles
 Patch1: 0001-build-sys-Inherit-LDFLAGS.patch
 # From https://github.com/flatcar/nss-altfiles/commit/de2b32289bf701ce3c8167a1b58436866922085e
 Patch2: 0003-deprecate-RES_USE_INET6.patch
@@ -26,15 +27,23 @@ in %{prefix}/lib/passwd, and from respective files for all other NSS maps.
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%make_install
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_rpmmacrodir}
+install -p -m 644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_rpmmacrodir}/macros.altfiles
 
 %files
 %doc README.md
 %{_libdir}/*.so.*
+%{_rpmmacrodir}/macros.altfiles
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 16 2026 Joseph Marrero <jmarrero@redhat.com> - 2.23.0-6
+- Add RPM macros to configure %%_passwd_path and %%_group_path
+- Fixes user/group lookup for packages with non-root file ownership
+- See: https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/3672
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 2.23.0-5
 - Bump release for October 2024 mass rebuild:
   Resolves: RHEL-64018