Authentication in GNUCash

[Mike or Penny Novack]

Elizabeth Dodd wrote:

>No.
>GnuCash was not developed in the Windows World, but in the Unix world, where 
>user accounts have the requirement to log in on startup.
>It's a different philosophy.
>  
>
Or more precisely, developed in the 'nix world which does not allow 
users to disable "log in requires user name and password".

For a long time now the Windows World has had available requiring 
logging in with user Id and password. Not the fault of the operating 
system that it allows (foolish) users to disable this fundamental level 
of security. MS is in the business of creating systems for money and 
that's a "convenience" their users seem to want as so many seem to do 
just that. Not require a password and letting their user sessions have 
administrator rights.

Michael