Login still possible, after changing loginshell to `/sbin/nologin`

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Login still possible, even when loginshell for user is set to /sbin/nologin

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • LDAP or Active Directory as Authentication source

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