displays a message that an account is not available and exits non-zero. It is
intended as a replacement shell field to deny login access to an account.
.PP
-If the file /etc/nologin.txt exists, nologin displays its contents to the
+If the file
+.IR /etc/nologin.txt exists ,
+.B nologin
+displays its contents to the
user instead of the default message.
.PP
The exit status returned by
.B nologin
is a per-account way to disable login (usually used for system accounts like http or ftp).
.BR nologin (8)
-uses /etc/nologin.txt as an optional source for a non-default message, the login
+uses
+.I /etc/nologin.txt
+as an optional source for a non-default message, the login
access is always refused independently of the file.
.PP
.BR pam_nologin (8)
PAM module usually prevents all non-root users from logging into the system.
.BR pam_nologin (8)
-functionality is controlled by /var/run/nologin or the /etc/nologin file.
+functionality is controlled by
+.I /var/run/nologin
+or the
+.I /etc/nologin
+file.
.SH HISTORY
The
.B nologin