root is not a valid user on Red Hat Linux 3 update 8 (AS and ES) for x86 (6460658)

When installing Java ES 5 on an x86 system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 update 8, the "root" system user is not recognized.

Solution Before installing Java ES, first install the latest coreutils-4.5.3-28.4.i386.rpm and coreutils-4.5.3-28.4.x86_64.rpm from the Red Hat site.