1nologin(4)                       File Formats                       nologin(4)
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NAME

6       nologin  -  message  displayed  to  users  attempting  to log on in the
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SYNOPSIS

10       /etc/nologin
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  /etc/nologin file contains the message displayed to users attempt‐
15       ing  to  log  on to a  machine in the process of being shutdown.  After
16       displaying the contents of the  nologin  file,   the   login  procedure
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20       This procedure is preferable to  terminating a user's session by  shut‐
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24       Logins by  super-user are not affected by this procedure.
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27       The message contained in the  nologin file is editable by super-user. A
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31       NO LOGINS: System going down in 10 minutes.
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SEE ALSO

34       login(1), rlogin(1), telnet(1), shutdown(1M)
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38SunOS 5.11                        21 Dec 1995                       nologin(4)