NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     nologin -- disallow logins

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     Programs such as login(1) disallow logins if the file /var/run/nologin
     exists.  Programs display the contents of /var/run/nologin to the user
     and exit.	This makes it simple to temporarily prevent incoming logins
     systemwide.

     To disable logins on a per-account basis, investigate nologin(8).

SECURITY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Ignored by login(1) for user root.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

     /var/run/nologin	  The nologin file resides in /var/run.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     login(1), rlogin(1), telnet(1), nologin(8), shutdown(8)


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 19, 1993			 FreeBSD 5.2.1