Too many logins for 'ctuser' errors in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Issue
- A script spawns a number of simultaneous ssh sessions to a RHEL machines
- A problem appeared during the script run whereby the OS reports that the max number of logins is exceeded (for the username in use by the script), causing it to fail
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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