How are settings in /etc/security/limits.conf and /etc/security/limits.d prioritized?

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Issue

  • Need to know where to add new ulimit settings, should they be added to /etc/security/limits.conf or /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf?
  • Will settings added to /etc/security/limits.d overwrite those in /etc/security/limits.conf?
  • In what order are settings in /etc/security/limits.conf and /etc/security/limits.d read in?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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