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DYNIX/ptx equivalent to DYNIX /etc/nologin

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From: David Stops
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 10:03
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Is there a simple way of preventing people logging on to a DYNIX/ptx system.
In DYNIX this can be achieved by creating /etc/nologin, if this file exists
when a user attempts to log in, login prints its contents and exits.  Is there
an equivalent in DYNIX/ptx ?
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From: stopsdj@uhura.aston.ac.uk (David Stops)
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Subject: DYNIX/ptx equivalent to DYNIX /etc/nologin
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