how to configure /etc/nologin

[nilesh vaghela]

you can reffer the file below. It clearly stat that root can login.

/usr/share/doc/pam-0.77/txts

# $Id: README,v 1.2 2002/06/27 05:43:28 agmorgan Exp $
#

This module always lets root in; it lets other users in only if the file
/etc/nologin doesn't exist.  In any case, if /etc/nologin exists, it's
contents are displayed to the user.

The default return value for this module is PAM_IGNORE, you can
override this with the successok module argument.

module services provided:

        auth            _authenticate and _setcred
        account         _acct_mgmt

optional arguments:

        file=<alternative-nologin-pathname>  - choose a different file
        successok                            - return PAM_SUCCESS if no file

[Original README by Michael K. Johnson]

Nilesh J. Vaghela


On 4/13/07, Redouane N. <redouane at ccs.com.jo> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> i am trying to config pam_nologin by creating an empty file in /etc/nologin
> but when i edit /etc/pam.d/login and /etc/pam.d/system-auth ... nothing
> happen ?!!!
>
> i cannot login with the root user even local users can not!!!
> how can i config my linux RedHat ES 4..to let only the root login and other
> local users not?!!
> what shall i do... or what i need to edit in /etc/pam.d/login and
> /etc/pam.d/system-auth
>
>
> Regards,
>
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