NOLOGIN(8)		 BSD System Manager's Manual		   NOLOGIN(8)

NAME
     nologin - politely refuse a login

SYNOPSIS
     nologin

DESCRIPTION
     nologin displays a message that an account is not available and exits
     non-zero.	It is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that
     have been disabled.

     If the file /etc/nologin.txt exists, nologin displays its contents to
     the user instead of the default message.

SEE ALSO
     login(1)

HISTORY
     The nologin command appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD			      February 15, 1997				  BSD

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