Incorrect message printed when su is killed

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Issue

  • Incorrect message printed when su is killed
[root@host ~]#  sudo su - testuser
[testuser@host ~]$  echo $$
2375
[testuser@host ~]$  kill -9 2375
Killed (core dumped)
[root@host ~]#
  • It should only print "Killed", not "Killed (core dumped)"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • util-linux

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