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how can superuser stop all other users login on system without changing in /etc/passwd file and without using userdel command?
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Check if your OS supports:
Code:
echo "Sorry, no one allowed here but root!" > /etc/nologin
Will be deleted after a reboot automatically iirc.
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Hi,
Type a message into the file /etc/nologin, then this will be shown and the login will be refused.

See man nologin

/Lakris
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Hi,
Type a message into the file /etc/nologin, then this will be shown and the login will be refused.

See man nologin

/Lakris
it's coooool.
but how does it work?
how creation of /etc/nologin file restrict all the users except superuser....
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Because It Does. The login binary looks for this file. man login
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