What do '<<<<<<<', '>>>>>>>' and '=======' lines in files mean?
Issue
- We are facing issues while switching as user. The log says:
May 21 11:03:51 sl008084 sshd[23405]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line '<<<<<<< .mine' - skipped
May 21 11:03:51 sl008084 sshd[23405]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line '=======' - skipped
May 21 11:03:51 sl008084 sshd[23405]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line '<<<<<<< .mine' - skipped
May 21 11:03:51 sl008084 sshd[23405]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line '>>>>>>> .r89008' - skipped
May 21 11:03:51 sl008084 sshd[23405]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line '=======' - skipped
May 21 11:03:51 sl008084 sshd[23405]: pam_limits(sshd:session): invalid line '>>>>>>> .r89051' - skipped
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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