Cannot add photos to iphoto.

We have 3 users on our mac. We've all been able to load photos to a commonly shared library for years. But right now, for some reason, only my account can add photos. It would appear that permissions have been restricted, but I can't figure out where. Suggestions?

Before anyone can help, they need information to work with. Basic stuff:
- What version of iPhoto.
- What version of the Operating System.
- Details. What were you doing when the problem arose?
- Did it ever work properly?
- Are there error messages?
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
Anything else you can think of that might allow someone else to understand your issue.
With this kind of information somebody can develop a starting point for troubleshooting the issue.
Posts that consist of "iPhoto doesn't work. Help" or "iPhoto won't print" or "Suddenly I have no photos!!!!!!!!!!" mean that any helper is simply guessing. With information, s/he may be able to get your issue resolved sooner.

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OS X needs about 10 gigs of hard drive space for normal OS operations - things like virtual memory, temporary files and so on.
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