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

NAME
     nologin -- politely refuse a login

SYNOPSIS
     nologin

DESCRIPTION
     The nologin utility 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.

     To disable all logins, investigate nologin(5).

SEE ALSO
     login(1), nologin(5)

HISTORY
     The nologin utility appeared in 4.4BSD.

FreeBSD 5.4			  June 19, 1993 		      NOLOGIN(8)

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