Oracle Linux: Enabling Pam_tty_audit.so On Oracle Linux may Result In All Logins Failing

(Doc ID 2062601.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 04, 2015

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.6 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [2.6.39] and later
Linux x86-64
Linux x86

Symptoms

When updated the pam.d settings for sshd and password-auth to enable pam_tty_audit, when this changes are done, no user is able to log in at server through ssh or directly through console.
As soon as we implement pam_tty_audit we hit errors:

Cause

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