when executing this Dockerfile :

FROM cebesvc-nexus-prod.sxpbelux.net:5000/busybox:1.32 as source
RUN addgroup -S axonserver
RUN adduser -S -h /axonserver -D axonserver
RUN mkdir -p /axonserver/config /axonserver/data /axonserver/events /axonserver/log
RUN chown -R axonserver:axonserver /axonserver

FROM cebesvc-nexus-prod.sxpbelux.net:5000/distroless/java:11

COPY --from=source /etc/passwd /etc/group /etc/
COPY --from=source --chown=axonserver /axonserver /axonserver

COPY --chown=axonserver axonserver.jar /axonserver/

USER axonserver
WORKDIR /axonserver

ENTRYPOINT [ "java", "-jar", "axonserver.jar" ]


result is now :

Sending build context to Docker daemon  366.6MB
Step 1/12 : FROM cebesvc-nexus-prod.sxpbelux.net:5000/busybox:1.32 as source
 ---> 6858809bf669
Step 2/12 : RUN addgroup -S axonserver
 ---> Using cache
 ---> ec9b0ad09079
Step 3/12 : RUN adduser -S -h /axonserver -D axonserver
 ---> Running in 569b407e1f4a
adduser: unknown group nogroup
The command '/bin/sh -c adduser -S -h /axonserver -D axonserver' returned a non-zero code: 1

problem seems non existent with a 1.31, only present in 1.32