Oracle Linux: Attempting to Switch User Fails with 'su: Cannot Open Session: System Error' (Doc ID 2857096.1)

Last updated on MARCH 27, 2022

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.9 and later
Linux ARM 64-bit
Linux x86-64

Attempting to switch to another user using the su(1) command fails with the following error:

User resource limits (ulimit) were recently modified on the system

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