the problem recently has been that you cannot have a blank admin password to use SUDO. Utilities like cocktail may use sudo. Apps that are actually applescripts or that use apple events may have the same restrictions.

When I'm working on a customer's computer and the admin password is blank, I frequently have to set it to something to run many of my (homemade) tools.

I typically leave it set unless told otherwise, as it provides more security. I'd bet the whole idea was that apple wanted to prevent trojans or apps that manage to find a dropper/driveby download entrance can't just run automatically as admin.



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