Setting maxlogins in /etc/security/limits.conf does not cleanup /var/run/utmp in RHEL 5.4
Issue
- Setting maxlogins in /etc/security/limits.conf seems to not cleanup /var/run/utmp. Users that are not logged in and do not have any processes open on the system are not allowed to login.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4
pam-0.99.6.2-6.el5
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