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LIN7-5741 : It's better to add /etc/security/limits.conf as a rpm package conf file.

Created: Mar 2, 2016    Updated: Sep 8, 2018
Resolved Date: Mar 9, 2016
Found In Version: 7.0.0.13
Fix Version: 7.0.0.14
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 7
Component/s: Userspace

Description

For security reason, the system must limit users to 10 simultaneous system logins, or a site-defined number, in accordance with operational requirements.
This is required by STIG here: https://www.stigviewer.com/stig/red_hat_enterprise_linux_5/2013-04-10/finding/V-22298

In oe-core/meta/recipes-extended/pam/libpam_1.1.6.bb, /etc/security/limits.conf is not defined as CONFFILES of package libpam-runtime,  even after user change the definition to limit 10 logins,  it will be overwrite after upgrade this rpm package.

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