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

NAME
     nnoollooggiinn - politely refuse a login

SYNOPSIS
     nnoollooggiinn

DESCRIPTION
     NNoollooggiinn 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, nnoollooggiinn displays its contents to the
     user instead of the default message.

SEE ALSO
     login(1)

HISTORY     The nnoollooggiinn command appeared in 4.4BSD.

BSD                            February 15, 1997                           BSD