Telnet login RHEL 8 host by AD users getting permission denied

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • RHEL 8 server telnet-server.example.com is a telnet server which integrates directly to AD domain example.com
  • When trying to telnet in this host with an AD user aduser@example.com, getting Permission denied, and the session closes, but telnet root@telnet-server.example.com does work.
[root@telnet-server ~]# telnet localhost
Trying ::1...
Connected to localhost.
Escape character is '^]'.

Kernel 4.18.0-348.12.2.el8_5.x86_64 on an x86_64
telnet-server login: aduser@example.com
Password: 

Permission denied
Connection closed by foreign host.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Active Directory
  • telnet-server package installed and configured on RHEL 8 host

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