Setting maxlogins in /etc/security/limits.conf does not cleanup /var/run/utmp in RHEL 5.4

Solution In Progress - Updated 2015-03-20T17:11:05+00:00 -

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.

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