Main Sniffer Prompts for Password
When you use the Main Sniffer you will be prompted for a PW. This is the Mac Admin password.
It does not have anything to do with Song Surgeon.
Song Surgeon uses one of the libraries found in the Mac OS and your Mac is just verifying that you
will allow allow Song Surgeon to access this function. You need to log in and allow it to do this
in order for the Main Sniffer to work.
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