SITUATION: New account creation.



The TECHNICAL THUG
Writes perl script that creates home directory, copies in incomprehensible default environment, and places entries in /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, and /etc/group. (By hand, NOT with passmgmt.) Slaps on setuid bit; tells a nearby secretary to handle new accounts. Usually, said secretary is still dithering over the difference between 'enter' and 'return'; and so, no new accounts are ever created.

The ADMINISTRATIVE FASCIST
Puts new account policy in motd. Since people without accounts cannot read the motd, nobody ever fulfills the bureaucratic requirements; and so, no new accounts are ever created.

The MANIAC
"index.html#f you're too stupid to break in and create your own account, I don't want you on the system. We've got too many goddamn sh*t-for-brains a**holes on this box anyway.">

The IDIOT 
# cd /home; mkdir "index.html#ob's home directory"index.html## echo "index.html#ob Simon:gandalf:0:0::/dev/tty:compress -f"index.html#> /etc/passwd