Oracle Linux: Login or "su" to Non-root User Fails with "... /bin/bash: Resource temporarily unavailable" (Doc ID 2251502.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 11, 2021

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

When trying to login or su to non-root user the following error is thrown:

su: failed to execute /bin/bash: Resource temporarily unavailable

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