How to supress the display of last login when using `su`?

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Issue

  • su displays the last login of a user - which is not a desired behavior
  • When using su, the last login of this user is displayed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6,7
  • Plugable Authentication Modules (PAM)

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