Include the password as a property, then prompt the user for the password on first run. Something like this property: hiddenPassword "" On run If hiddenPassword = "" then Set hiddenPassword to text returned of Display dialog "Enter Password" End if But, I'm not sure how secure that would be. ES On 3/6/13 12:17 PM, "SUBSCRIBE MACSCRPT Inyo55" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hey guys, > I have a script that has to remotely do admin tasks on a Mac workstation. To > that end, the shell script command string in the script has the secret > password for the admin account in plain text. Is there anyway to hide this > (other than locking the script)? > > Many thanks, > Bob R.