RHEL: Unable to unlock a passwd-locked account with usermod

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • If a user account was locked using passwd and unlocked using usermod, the account will not be able to log in the system.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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