diff --git a/sbin/nologin/nologin.5 b/sbin/nologin/nologin.5
index 8ce22a264715..0b4d2906267f 100644
--- a/sbin/nologin/nologin.5
+++ b/sbin/nologin/nologin.5
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@
 .Nm nologin
 .Nd disallow logins
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Nologin
-disallows logins if the file 
+Programs such as 
+.Xr login 1
+disallow logins if the file 
 .Pa /var/run/nologin
 exists. 
 Programs display the contents of
 .Pa /var/run/nologin
 to the user and exit.
+This makes it simple to temporarily prevent incoming logins systemwide.
+.Pp
+To disable logins on a per-account basis,
+investigate
+.Xr nologin 8 .
 .Sh SECURITY
 Ignored by 
 .Xr login 1
diff --git a/sbin/nologin/nologin.8 b/sbin/nologin/nologin.8
index d5f4cb7a5f0b..64b410196162 100644
--- a/sbin/nologin/nologin.8
+++ b/sbin/nologin/nologin.8
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ displays a message that an account is not available and
 exits non-zero.
 It is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that
 have been disabled.
+.Pp
+To disable all logins,
+investigate
+.Xr nologin 5 .
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr login 1 ,
 .Xr nologin 5 .
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.5 b/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.5
index 8ce22a264715..0b4d2906267f 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.5
@@ -39,13 +39,19 @@
 .Nm nologin
 .Nd disallow logins
 .Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Nologin
-disallows logins if the file 
+Programs such as 
+.Xr login 1
+disallow logins if the file 
 .Pa /var/run/nologin
 exists. 
 Programs display the contents of
 .Pa /var/run/nologin
 to the user and exit.
+This makes it simple to temporarily prevent incoming logins systemwide.
+.Pp
+To disable logins on a per-account basis,
+investigate
+.Xr nologin 8 .
 .Sh SECURITY
 Ignored by 
 .Xr login 1
diff --git a/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8 b/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8
index d5f4cb7a5f0b..64b410196162 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/nologin/nologin.8
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ displays a message that an account is not available and
 exits non-zero.
 It is intended as a replacement shell field for accounts that
 have been disabled.
+.Pp
+To disable all logins,
+investigate
+.Xr nologin 5 .
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr login 1 ,
 .Xr nologin 5 .