nologin: add page (#2943)

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+# nologin
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+> Alternative shell that prevents a user from logging in.
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+- Set a user's login shell to `nologin` to prevent the user from logging in:
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+`chsh -s {{user}} nologin`
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+- Customize message for users with the login shell of `nologin`:
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+`echo "{{declined_login_message}}" > /etc/nologin.txt`