User execution of su fails with error "cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • su - user failed with the following error on RHEL

    # su - user
  -bash: ulimit: max user processes: cannot modify limit: Operation not permitted

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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