How to enable last login of scp/sftp users with "pam_lastlog.so" module?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Last login timestamp of users connecting by scp/sftp is not logged by lastlog command.

  • Users are set up to connect exclusively using scp or sftp. The last connection time for these users is not registered in lastlog database.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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