error is displayed with "pam_succeed_if(gdm:auth): error retrieving information about user"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

The following message is output to /var/log/messages. Why does it happen, and how can this message is suppressed?

gdm[1597]: pam_succeed_if(gdm:auth): error retrieving information about user

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • GDM

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