Index: hardinfo-2.2.10/tools/hwinfo2_fetch_sysdata
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--- hardinfo-2.2.10.orig/tools/hwinfo2_fetch_sysdata	2025-03-29 07:20:39.000000000 -0400
+++ hardinfo-2.2.10/tools/hwinfo2_fetch_sysdata	2025-09-28 16:26:43.738925794 -0400
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+#remove old user level group
+gid=$(getent group hardinfo2 | cut -d: -f3)
+if [ -n "$gid" ] && [ "$gid" -ge 1000 ]; then
+    groupdel hardinfo2
+fi
+
 #create group hardinfo2 if not exists
-groupadd hardinfo2 2>/dev/null
-addgroup hardinfo2 2>/dev/null
+groupadd --system hardinfo2 2>/dev/null
+addgroup --system hardinfo2 2>/dev/null
 
 #Create runtime data directory
 mkdir /run/hardinfo2 2>/dev/null
