Just to say more directly say what someone else said: this is ahistorical. What you're talking about, Windows UAC, is a relatively recent innovation in the Wind

Just to say more directly say what someone else said: this is ahistorical. What you're talking about, Windows UAC, is a relatively recent innovation in the Windows world, first introduced with Windows Vista. Obsession (maybe well-placed) with limiting usage of root for security reasons was a concept in Linux system administration well before that. Also, the normal UAC setup for a consumer device does not require a password, just pressing a button.