nologin.5: Add a sentence explaining why nologin is useful

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2017-08-25 21:25:01 +02:00
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@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ If the file \fI/etc/nologin\fP exists and is readable,
will allow access only to root. will allow access only to root.
Other users will Other users will
be shown the contents of this file and their logins will be refused. be shown the contents of this file and their logins will be refused.
This provides a simple way of temporarily disabling all unprivileged logins.
.SH FILES .SH FILES
/etc/nologin /etc/nologin
.SH SEE ALSO .SH SEE ALSO