[MacPorts] #66306: Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root

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#66306: Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
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 Reporter:  wealthychef1  |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
 Priority:  Normal        |  Milestone:
Component:  ports         |    Version:
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 Hello, thanks for stopping by.
 I'm getting this error while installing any package. Example:
 {{{
 root at rcook-iMac (part 1 (main)): port install xemacs
 Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
 Warning: configured user/group macports does not exist, will build as root
 --->  Computing dependencies for expat
 --->  Fetching archive for expat
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 expat-2.5.0_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://packages.macports.org/expat
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 expat-2.5.0_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 from
 http://jog.id.packages.macports.org/macports/packages/expat
 --->  Attempting to fetch
 expat-2.5.0_0+universal.darwin_22.arm64-x86_64.tbz2 from
 https://kmq.jp.packages.macports.org/expat
 }}}
 But this is not unique to any particular package.  In ticket #41592, this
 was solved using this magic:

 {{{
 dscl . change /Users/macports PrimaryGroupID 502 501
 }}}

 This does not solve this issue for me.
 Any advice?  Do I need to reinstall macports?  Thanks

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/66306>
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