Cannot set user defined values in limits.conf with high UID. Message 'File size limit exceeded' unless unlimited value
Issue
- When a limit on
fsizeis set in/etc/security/limits.confand theUIDis high, the user can not login any more. - The message:
su user1
File size limit exceeded (core dumped)
is seen because the write to the lastlog file fails.
Environment
RHEL 6 with lastlog configured (refer to https://access.redhat.com/solutions/977213)
RHEL 7
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