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 returns a non-zero exit code. It is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that have been disabled.

# SEE ALSO

login(1)

# HISTORY

The `nologin` command appeared in 4.4BSD, a free re-implementation was contributed in NetBSD 1.5 to avoid bloat through the copyright comment.

# AUTHORS

Re-implementation by Hubert Feyrer <hubertf@NetBSD.org>.

September 12, 2016 | NetBSD 9.4