Why secure log contains error "invalid line 'session required pam_limits.so' - skipped"

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Issue

  • Why secure log shows following pam error:

Nov 23 08:40:01 hostname1 crond[19826]: pam_limits(crond:session): invalid line 'session  required        pam_limits.so' - skipped
Nov 23 08:49:05 hostname1 sshd[19931]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line 'session    required        pam_limits.so' - skipped

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5

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