Changing Info On Songs in a Shared Library

I just got done figuring out how to have the same iTunes library for multiple users on one mac. However, when I was on one of the accounts that weren't the admin, I tried to change the info of some songs however it wouldn't let me edit any of the information. Is there a way to change this? Also, if my son were to burn a cd using is iTunes, will it show up on mine and my wife's iTunes too? Thanks again.

OK. I am assuming that while you have a single iTunes or iTunes Music folder on the shared folder, each use account is probably maintaining its own database file for their own libraries, right? In other words, each user has different libraries with different playlists and ratings and stuff like that?
On your first question, on the account with non-admin privileges, does that folder show up as read only? If so, you may have to go in on an admin account and change the setting of that folder to allow ANYONE write access to it.
On your second question, if your son were to import a CD (I assume that is what you meant) to his library, the tracks will go into the shared folder but the information about those tracks would only be updated on HIS database file (if the answer to the first paragraph is yes). They will not show up automatically in other libraries. If they want the same tracks, they would have to go to the folder for that CD in the shared library and then manually add them to their own library to get put in their library database.
Now one way around this is to have a single database for all users on the shared folder. However the problem is, if two users tried to access the database files at the same time, you could get a corrupt file. Since Macs allow two or more users to have iTunes open at the same time, you would corrupt the file. Although all users are on the same computer so realistically only one person would be using the computer at any given time, other users could still be logged in and iTunes open and running, so you still run the risk of problems. So you would have to have everyone be very disciplined to close iTunes when they are done.
Patrick

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