configuration error - unknown item 'LOGIN_PLAIN_PROMPT' (notify administrator) received on user/group commands after hiding hostname in telnet-server
Issue
- After configuring /etc/login.defs to hide the hostname for telnet, several user commands (usermod, useradd) give this error:
configuration error - unknown item 'LOGIN_PLAIN_PROMPT' (notify administrator)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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