Multiple users on one machine access iPhoto. Can I switch from external drive to partition?

Multiple users share my iPhoto.  My iMac has a 1TB internal drive. I have a 250GB external that I've been using for iPhoto.  If I create a partition on my iMac's main drive to use for iPhoto, will this work exactly the same as it does now with a physically separate drive?
I used to do this with ACLs, but for some reason that solution doesn't work for me with the new iPhoto.

Yes. You don't need ACLs just set the partition to ignore ownership and permissions.
Regards
TD

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