Aperture Special Report: Sharing libraries between multiple users

Sharing photo libraries between multiple users on the same machine can cause some permissions problems for Aperture.

One solution is to store the Aperture library on a separate partition or volume on which permissions are ignored.

You can change this setting by selecting the desired volume in the Finder, then using the Get Info command (Command-I keyboard combination, or "Get Info" under the "File" menu). Check the "Ignore permissions" box (note that this option will not be accessible on a startup drive).

Once you've modified the target volume to ignore permissions, open Aperture on all intended user accounts and set the default library location to a folder on the volume.

Index:

• Release Notes
• Aperture 1.0.1 persistently appearing in Software Update -- fix
• Aperture 1.0.1: Release notes; What is fixed, and not fixed
• Solution for importing metadata from iView MediaPro
• Artifacts when adjusting images with "auto levels"
• Burning CDs of photos from Aperture
• Dual monitor issues
• Cannot recognize some DNG files
• Duplicate image imports -- fix
• Frequent crashes -- try deleting .plist file; disconnecting devices; check for bad RAM
• Viewing the supported camera list
• Vault Issues: Corruption; Incorrect "not enough space" errors
• IPTC/ metadata issues
• Methods for doing RAW conversion in ACR
• Long progress indicator for 6x4 images
• Navigation pane erratically shifting
• No extra-.Mac Web publishing
• Performance issues with libraries imported from
• Problems with print ordering
• Problems with Slideshow during photo print ordering
• Sharing libraries between multiple users

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