ssh does not log to wtmp for users who do not have a login shell in RHELs

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • ssh does not log to wtmp for users who do not have a login shell in all RHEL versions.
  • If you ssh <hostname> <cmd>, since there is no login shell, it does not log to wtmp. Can this be overriden?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) all versions
  • ssh

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