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Q: Sharing Aperture library with another user on the same mac

Hi

 

I just upgraded to Aperture 3.3, on a MBP running Lion (10.7.4) - I am trying to share the library with my wife so that each of us can retain our separate accounts and preferences and be able to edit/print/add pictures to the library

 

I've seen some other posts, suggesting creating a separate directory outside of /Users which I've done: I've created /ApertureLib and moved the library there. I made sure I set permissions for owner, group and others to read/write/execute

 

When i try opening the library through my wife's account it tells me that "the library is being used by (null), you must first quit (null) to use this library"

 

I added sticky bits, tried to set ACLs, no dice...

 

any suggestions?

 

Thanks!

 

PS: all of the image files are actually stored on a NAS box and mounted via AFP. I tried moving the Aperture library to the NAS box but the performance was atrocious. so I kept the library on Macintosh HD and just reference the picture files from the NAS share.

Aperture 3, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jul 4, 2012 12:27 PM

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  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Jul 4, 2012 1:39 PM in response to gdf5
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    Jul 4, 2012 1:39 PM in response to gdf5

    PS: all of the image files are actually stored on a NAS box and mounted via AFP. I tried moving the Aperture library to the NAS box but the performance was atrocious. so I kept the library on Macintosh HD and just reference the picture files from the NAS share.

    That is the safest solution. The Aperture library should reside on a local volume, MacOS X extended formatted. Your NAS probably is neither local nor formatted MacOS X extended, see

    Aperture: Use locally mounted Mac OS X Extended volumes for your Aperture library

     

    I am trying to share the library with my wife so that each of us can retain our separate accounts and preferences and be able to edit/print/add pictures to the library

    Aperture is a single User program. Only one of you can use Aperture at a time. So you hvae to quit Aperture in your account, before your wife can launch it from her account. Also make sure that iPhoto is not using the library.

     

    One big problem with sharing a Library are permissions and ownerships. When you make changes to an Aperture Library and add images, you are the owner of the added images. The safest way to share a library therefore would be to put it on an external volume or onto a separate partition of your hard drive. Then you can set the "Ignore ownership on this volume" flag and share the data with out permission problems. To set this flag on a volume, select it in the Finder and use "File > Get info" from the Finder's main menu bar (or press cmd-I).

     

    Regards

    Léonie