I don't use a password - does Lion need one ?

Hi chaps - I've been running my iMac without a password for years but when updating 'Cocktail' it asked for my password, I would normally hit return with the pwaord field left blank ... now Cocktail tell me that Lion MUST have an account password ... I'm sure the guys at Cocktail are correct but why is this and is there a way around it or MUST I start using one ? Regards Roger

Topher Kessler wrote:
... but to run a system without a password is like parking a mercedes in a ghetto with the doors open and the key in the ignition, with a sign that says "take me, I'm free."
Well, that mercedes wouldn't stand a chance in Beverly Hills either

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