nologin(8)
| NOLOGIN(8) | 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
HISTORY
The nologin command appeared in
4.4BSD.
| February 15, 1997 | Linux 6.12.85-6.12-alt1 |