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PAM_NOLOGIN(8)                 Linux-PAM Manual                 PAM_NOLOGIN(8)

NAME
       pam_nologin - Prevent non-root users from login
SYNOPSIS
       pam_nologin.so [file=/path/nologin] [successok]
DESCRIPTION
       pam_nologin is a PAM module that prevents users from logging into the
       system when /var/run/nologin or /etc/nologin exists. The contents of
       the file are displayed to the user. The pam_nologin module has no
       effect on the root user's ability to log in.
OPTIONS
       file=/path/nologin
           Use this file instead the default /var/run/nologin or /etc/nologin.
       successok
           Return PAM_SUCCESS if no file exists, the default is PAM_IGNORE.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
       The auth and acct module types are provided.
RETURN VALUES
       PAM_AUTH_ERR
           The user is not root and /etc/nologin exists, so the user is not
           permitted to log in.
       PAM_BUF_ERR
           Memory buffer error.
       PAM_IGNORE
           This is the default return value.
       PAM_SUCCESS
           Success: either the user is root or the nologin file does not
           exist.
       PAM_USER_UNKNOWN
           User not known to the underlying authentication module.
EXAMPLES
       The suggested usage for /etc/pam.d/login is:
           auth  required  pam_nologin.so

NOTES
       In order to make this module effective, all login methods should be
       secured by it. It should be used as a required method listed before any
       sufficient methods in order to get standard Unix nologin semantics.
       Note, the use of successok module argument causes the module to return
       PAM_SUCCESS and as such would break such a configuration - failing
       sufficient modules would lead to a successful login because the nologin
       module succeeded.
SEE ALSO
       nologin(5), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)
AUTHOR
       pam_nologin was written by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm AT redhat.com>.

Linux-PAM Manual                  09/19/2013                    PAM_NOLOGIN(8)