using one userid and password for the 5 companies I have set up in Quickbooks 2016 Desktop

[Majohnstone]

I have my self and 1 user for quickbooks desktop.  I"m the admin.  so I now have to use different passwords within my quickbooks to access each company.  so does my employee, he has 

to use his own different passwords for the 5 companies.   We both use File, Open previous company, to access a company.....  There has to be a better way to do it. 

[Anonymous]

I believe from security perspective and audit log, every company file must have a password for every user login. You should consider switching to Accountant edition to run 2 company files in the same time.

[Carl_A]

For me also, it would be more convenient if I didn't have to make diff passwords for every single company. But at least the person who posted on May 2, 2019, has told me that it isn't my imagination -- it's just the way QB works.  I am going to be setting up a sandbox "company" so I can test things w/o danger of messing up my real company's file. -- Question: Does QB require routine changes of passwords?  Good for security, but it's a hassle. 

"Password utilities" exist, but I really distrust them.  A major product from another company wanted me to log in using my photograph -- I let it do so -- whereupon my photo contained my password, and the photo was used by a hacker who knew how to extract my password from the photo, causing me much nuisance.