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= nologin(8)
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== NAME

nologin - politely refuse a login

== SYNOPSIS

*nologin* [*-V*] [*-h*]

== DESCRIPTION

*nologin* displays a message that an account is not available and exits non-zero. It is intended as a replacement shell field to deny login access to an account.

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

The exit status returned by *nologin* is always 1.

== OPTIONS

*-c*, *--command* _command_

*--init-file*

*-i* *--interactive*

*--init-file* _file_

*-i*, *--interactive*

*-l*, *--login*

*--noprofile*

*--norc*

*--posix*

*--rcfile* _file_

*-r*, *--restricted*

These shell command-line options are ignored to avoid *nologin* error.

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== NOTES

*nologin* is a per-account way to disable login (usually used for system accounts like http or ftp). *nologin* uses _/etc/nologin.txt_ as an optional source for a non-default message, the login access is always refused independently of the file.

*pam_nologin*(8) PAM module usually prevents all non-root users from logging into the system. *pam_nologin*(8) functionality is controlled by _/var/run/nologin_ or the _/etc/nologin_ file.

== HISTORY

The *nologin* command appeared in 4.4BSD.

== AUTHORS

mailto:kzak@redhat.com[Karel Zak]

== SEE ALSO

*login*(1),
*passwd*(5),
*pam_nologin*(8)

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