diff --git a/roles/mgrote_fileserver_smb/tasks/users.yml b/roles/mgrote_fileserver_smb/tasks/users.yml
index 1a9519a2..8c98ad41 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_fileserver_smb/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_fileserver_smb/tasks/users.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
     remove: "{{ item.remove_dir | default('false') }}"
     create_home: false
+    shell: /usr/sbin/nologin
   loop: "{{ smb_users }}"
   no_log: "{{ no_debug | default('true') }}"
   notify: set samba passwords