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has been set up. For example:

You Get the Accounts Screen

This is what people on standalone or workgroup computers see most of the
time (Figure 18-9).

There’s no limit to the number of times you can try to type in a password.

With each incorrect guess, you’re told, “The user name or password is
incorrect,” and an OK button appears to let you try again. The second time
you try, your password hint appears, too.

Tip

If your Caps Lock key is pressed, another balloon lets you know. Otherwise, because you can’t see
anything on the screen as you type except dots, you might be trying to type a lowercase password
with all capital letters.

You Zoom Straight to the Desktop

If you’re the only account holder, and you’ve set up no password for

yourself, you can cruise all the way to the desktop without any stops. The
setup steps appear on “No password required, ever”.

This password-free scenario, of course, is not very secure; any evildoer who

walks by your machine when you’re in the bathroom has complete access to
all your files (and protected websites). But if you work in a home office, for

example, where the threat of privacy invasion isn’t very great, it’s by far the
most convenient arrangement.