Cannot set user defined values in limits.conf with high UID. Message 'File size limit exceeded' unless unlimited value

Solution Verified - Updated 2024-06-14T15:38:32+00:00 -

Issue

When a limit on fsize is set in /etc/security/limits.conf and the UID is 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.

RHEL 6 with lastlog configured (refer to https://access.redhat.com/solutions/977213)
RHEL 7

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