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Alternative shell that prevents a user from logging in.

Set a user's login shell to `nologin` to prevent the user from logging in
chsh {{-s|--shell}} {{user}} nologin
Customize message for users with the login shell of `nologin`
echo "{{declined_login_message}}" > /etc/nologin.txt

NOLOGIN(8)                           System Management Commands                           NOLOGIN(8)



NAME
       nologin - politely refuse a login

SYNOPSIS
       nologin

DESCRIPTION
       The nologin command 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).

       If SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND is populated it will be logged.

SEE ALSO
       login(1), nologin(5).

HISTORY
       The nologin command appeared in BSD 4.4.



shadow-utils 4.8.1                           02/06/2024                                   NOLOGIN(8)