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.Dd 
.Dt NOLOGIN 8
.Os BSD 4.4
.Sh NAME
.Nm nologin
.Nd politely refuse a login 
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm nologin
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Nologin
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.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr login 1
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm nologin
command appeared in
.Bx 4.4 .