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Index: head/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8
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--- head/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8
+++ head/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
.\" @(#)nologin.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/19/93
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd June 19, 1993
+.Dd April 15, 2020
.Dt NOLOGIN 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -39,14 +39,31 @@
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-utility displays a message that an account is not available and
-exits non-zero.
-It is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that
+is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that
have been disabled.
.Pp
+When executed,
+.Nm
+first writes about the login attempt to
+.Xr syslog 3
+and then a displays a message that an account is not available.
+.Pp
To disable all logins,
investigate
.Xr nologin 5 .
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+The
+.Nm
+utility always exits non-zero.
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+Here is a demonstration of executing
+.Nm :
+.Bd -literal -offset 4n
+$ nologin
+This account is currently not available.
+$ tail -n 1 /var/log/messages
+Mar 30 21:53:07 example.org nologin[65992]: Attempted login by beastie on /dev/pts/18
+.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr login 1 ,
.Xr nologin 5

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