On Mon, 10 Jul 2006, Pete Holsberg wrote:

Isn't it true that a user account password serves *only* to prevent an unauthorized person sitting at a computer from logging in?

Nope, it also prevents an unauthorized person from logging in via the network. And depending on certain security and policy settings, a user account with no password is not allowed to logon via the network, only a local logon is allowed.

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