Two accounts with the same iTunes library (at same time!)

Hi, on my iMac I setup my iTunes library (connected with ATV), guessing what happens if I move this library to the shared folder on my iMac and in the same time this is opened by the two accounts present on my iMac (me and my wife).
Should I make the connection with ATV also on my wife's account ? What happens to other account ?
Thanks.
dalrmi.

dalrmi wrote:
What happens using the same iTunes library _at same time_ by two accounts on the same iMac (computer) ?
only one iTunes can access a library at a time.
instead, you could try this:
i assume both you and your wife have their own iTMS account. if that is so, you might want to try to cross-authorize iTunes on each account to play/use content purchased by the other. this works at least for an iPod Touch so i would be surprised if it didn't work for the TV.
that's basically very easy. all you have to do is +log out+ of one account (click on the account name in the Store window and select sign out from the pop-up dialog) and into the other, and then they will both be authorized. (be sure to just *log out*, not de-authorize ).
JGG

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