Setting nproc in /etc/security/limits.conf has no effect in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Solution Verified - Updated 2021-12-22T06:06:24+00:00 -

Issue

Setting nproc entry in /etc/security/limits.conf has no effect.
Raising nproc limit does not prevent fork() failures.
What order are the limits files in the /etc/security/limits.d directory read in?
What is the order in reading system limit entries?

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