NOLOGIN(5) | File Formats Manual | NOLOGIN(5) |
nologin
— file
disallowing and containing reason for disallowing logins
The file /etc/nologin, if it exists, causes the login procedure, used by programs such as login(1), to terminate. The program may display the contents of /etc/nologin to the user before exiting.
This file is a simple mechanism to temporarily prevent incoming logins. As such, the file /etc/nologin is created by shutdown(8) five minutes before system shutdown, or immediately if shutdown is in less than five minutes. The file /etc/nologin is removed just before shutdown(8) exits.
To disable logins on a per-account basis, see nologin(8).
The file /etc/nologin has no effect on the login procedure for the root user.
nologin
file resides in
/etc.NO LOGINS: System going down at 18:22
login(1), ftpd(8), nologin(8), rshd(8), shutdown(8), sshd(8)
December 9, 2005 | NetBSD 10.99 |