Document nologin option flag to tty configuration directive

Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson <troglobit@gmail.com>
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* `include <CONF>`
Include another configuration file. Absolute path required.
* `tty [LVLS] <DEV> [BAUD] [noclear] [nowait] [TERM]`
* `tty [LVLS] <DEV> [BAUD] [noclear] [nowait] [nologin] [TERM]`
`tty [LVLS] <CMD> <ARGS> [noclear] [nowait]`
The first variant of this option uses the built-in getty on the given
TTY device DEV, in the given runlevels. Default baud rate is `38400`.
TTY device DEV, in the given runlevels. The DEV may be the special
keyword `@console`, which is very useful on embedded systems. Default
baud rate is `38400`.
**Example:**
```conf
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embedded systems running multiple unused getty wastes both memory
and CPU cycles, so `wait` is the preferred default.
The `nologin` option disables getty and `/bin/login`, and gives the
user a root (login) shell on the given TTY `<DEV>` immediately.
Needless to say, this is a rather insecure option, but can be very
useful for developer builds, during board bringup, or similar.
Notice the ordering, the `TERM` option to the built-in getty must be
the last argument.