Family sharing set up and adding family members
I am setting up family sharing and I have everything ready to go. I am not able to find any family members to add once I get to that step in setting it up. How do I invite or add my husband if I can't find them when I start to add them? I have read all of the articles for setting up family sharing and have not yet found the answer I am looking for. Please help!!!
I'm not sure what the problem would be. Try contacts iTunes store support for assistance by by going to https://expresslane.apple.com, then click See All Products & Services>iTunes>iTunes Store>Purchases, Billing & Redemption>The topic is not listed. The call should be free of charge.
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How to set-up and use FAMILY Sharing
Can someone please explain to me in detail how to set-up and use FAMILY Sharing, none of the information I have so far found in the documentation helps at all, in fact it puts you in a constant loop giving the same information over and over again
We have quite a few devices from ipads, iphones and ipods and I need to set-up Family Sharing.
We have our main Apple ID which is linked to our Payment method, I have now got my son a new iPad, I have created his Apple ID and set-up a link via FAMILY Sharing to our main Apple ID.
From what I read we should be able to share our purchased Apps between family members.
So I figured I would be able to get the Apps now via iTunes that are part of the FAMILY Sharing, however when I go into ITunes (latest version downloaded yesterday) I can only see the Home sharing menu item not FAMILY Sharing, so I cannot work out in Itunes how to get Apps that are FAMILY shared. So ok I will try and get Apps directly via the Ipad using the App Store. To test it is working I look for a known paid for App, I then go to download it and it is now asking me to pay for it again.
Can someone please explain to me in detail how FAMILY Sharing is supposed to work and how I get it to work please.
Thanks for your help
GregHey GregWr,
Thanks for the question. The following resources provides some of the best information regarding Family Sharing. Included, you’ll find information on making sure the accounts are set to "Share my purchases”, as well as information on downloading Family Member purchases from the iTunes Purchased section. Please note that some applications are not shareable.
Sharing purchased content with Family Sharing - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201085
Which purchased content can I share using Family Sharing - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203046
If you don't see your family's shared content - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201454
Thanks,
Matt M. -
Family sharing set up not listed as an option in icloud settings on new ipad.
Please help.
I have set up family sharing for my childrens' ipods with no difficultly.
My wife has a new ipad which does not list family sharing set up as an option in the icloud settings.
I have sent her an invite via email. The email has a link which says 'view invitation'. The link shows a page instructing to 'open your invitation in the Mail app, and click the view invitation button in the message. This is possibly the most stupid message I have ever seen because I could not have seen this page without clicking the 'View Invitation' link! There is no option to do anything from this page.
The ipad operating system is updated. She is signed in correctly and has icloud on.
Please can someone explain why the option for family sharing is not listed in the new ipad.
Thank youTry a Reset [Hold the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons down together for 10 seconds or so (until the Apple logo appears) and then release. The screen will go blank and then power ON again in the normal way.] It is 'appsolutely' safe!
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We have family sharing set up between all the family I devices. We want to collaborate on a document. Can we share either Notes or a Pages document between devices? We are all using iPad 2 or later and/or iPod touch or iPhone 5
The "Sharing" part of Family Sharing refers mainly to purchased content. iCloud synced content such as Notes and contacts as well as documents is not included. While I do not know of anyway to share notes, iWorks documents can be shared directly from the app via an iCloud link.
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When I try to set up family sharing I get "This account is already shared by another family member. Family sharing works best if every family member uses their own account." how do I reset? I can't find who it is being shared by.
Hi jmeckoll1,
It sounds as if you are trying to set up family sharing starting with an Apple ID which someone has already used to start a family group. Presumably this person is within the family group you want to share with. One solution to this issue would be to ask to join this family group. See this article -
OS X Yosemite: Join a family
If this is not the desired result, you will need to set up your own family group using an unused Apple ID that is in use for iCloud. See this article -
OS X Yosemite: Set up Family Sharing
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Brett L -
I have family sharing set up, but the request asks for my daughters Apple ID password
i have family share set up and separate accounts for my daughter and son. When she requests an app she puts her password in fine and it sends an ask to buy to me- which pings through but when I click on it it shows her Apple id and asks for her pw. (as opposed to my Apple id and pw which is set up as family organiser) even when I put her pw in it does nothing just clears and requests her pw again! Very frustrating and might as well not have it on.
Hi
I would try this since Apple TV is built to allow multiple Apple Ids
On you Apple TV
General > Settings >Itunes Store > Add New Account (put yours in here)
Then Switch account to your Apple Id
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Under iCloud family sharing for iTunes is a family member other than the organizer able to make purchases?
Any member of the family group can make purchases, but they are all charged to the organizer's credit card. For children (under 13) you can also enable Ask to Buy, and their purchases will require your approval (see Family Sharing and Apple IDs for kids).
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WWhen I set up family sharing i did it with me as family organizer, but as my spouse is the organizer I had to leave the "family" I created and join his. But while setting it up an error occurred, and the screen went blank. Now I tried to join his family sharing again, and my phone keeps telling me I can't because accounts can only join families twice a year.
I Don't really want to wait 364 days from now, is there a way in which I can reset my accoint so I can join family sharing again?
Apple support doesn't have a solution for me yet!
KInd regardsThis morning I looked at my family sharing account again an IT WORKS NOW! Think Apple has done a reset to my account, though I'm not exactly sure why! So I hope it works for you guys as well!
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Family sharing set up in Windows 7
I do not seem to find a way to set up family sharing with my laptop running windows 7 and iCloud 4 and iTunes 12?
How do I do it?
Thanks for any help!I guess there is not a way. The only way that had an option I could find was with my iPad under settings. iCloud program on my Windows laptop does not have a Family sharing function that I can find, unfortunately, despite the Apple support document that says you can set it up using iCloud 4 on a PC.
Maybe i am confused about that, but I thought/was hoping I could use my laptop to control the family sharing plan, simply because that is where I do most my work, and our large iTunes file is located there (here).
It would sure be nice to know if it is possible?
If anybody has any ideas, I would appreciate the advice!
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I am trying to add family sharing from my iPad. When i tap"set up Family Sharing" I get this message: "Only an adult with a valid iTunes & App store payment method can set up Family Sharing." Credit card info is all up to date (even did and itunes purchase to test it). I've tried everything I can think of... Help!!!
I'm not sure what the problem would be. Try contacts iTunes store support for assistance by by going to https://expresslane.apple.com, then click See All Products & Services>iTunes>iTunes Store>Purchases, Billing & Redemption>The topic is not listed. The call should be free of charge.
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Family sharing, wrong birth date added
hi there
i just set up family sharing
i added my daughter but when I selected the birthdate for her, i managed to select this year, which registered her as 2 months old
i can now see her in my family sharing area, but I can't seem to find a way to change her birth date
does anyone know how i can change her birthdate
many thanksMe too
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On Family Sharing, Bookmark Syncing and Massive Headaches
My wife and I have two separate iCloud accounts. I recently turned on family sharing for our accounts with me as the admin.
Today when she launched Safari on her iMac (which is logged into her account with iCloud) all of her bookmarks were over written and deleted in favor of my bookmarks (which are synced to a different iCloud account).
Why did this happen? How can I prevent it from happening again?
We have multiple computers in the house due to family business. All are on 10.10.1.Family Sharing still does not work. We're testing the 'delete & reinstall' method, but what a pain since pretty much every app fails to update. You lose all your data when you uninstall the app so you have to start from scratch all over again. Seriously need a fix for this since its a key element to sharing 1 iTunes on 1 MacBook.
Found a solution for sharing 1 iTunes on 1 MacBook without duplicating music files. Its not very elegant, but it seems workable. -
I added my wife and I in family sharing and we can share the app now.
But it's not create any family photo album, family reminder or family calendar automatically. Why and how can I do?I was having the same problem - Family Calendar not showing up on a device after setup of Family Sharing. Tried lots of stuff but finally powered down and restarted the device and it showed up just fine.
Keep Calm
and
Reboot -
Family Sharing with Click and Buy not possible
why Is it not possible to pay with Click and Buy i don't understand that. Meanwhile i've read that some people didn't have a Problem.
May be somebody can give me an answer.
Tx and greetings from ViennaIt should be possible but for me it isn't.
I'm going to try to enter a CC then setup and after that turn back to click and Buy.
Family purchases and payments -
AD and adding group members via CFLDAP
I posted this over in Advanced techniques with only one
brave, yet
unfortunately uninformed taker...
Anyone here have a clue as to why I'd get the error described
in the
text below???
[Only Response...]
Thank you for your response... I probably should explain
better what
this code does...
It queries a data source (DB2 database) for a list of about
2000 names
(specifically their Employee number).
Then it queries the MS Active directory for a list of anyone
who has an
attribute of employeeNumber that
is not an empty string.
Next, it uses a QofQ to join the two record sets together,
tossing out
any records that do not match from
both of the data sources.
Then I loop over that list of employees adding them into a
group.
This operation dos nothing to modify a users password.
Thanks,
D.
Ian Skinner wrote:
> This came off of another CF related list. Not sure if it
applies to
> your situation or not.
>
> * You cannot change passwords unless you have a SSL cert
setup for the
> CF server and the AD domain controller.
>
> I have not first hand experience with this, so all I can
offer is to
> pass along the above comment.
>
> dnagel wrote:
>> So, this is the advanced techniques group... and no
one feels the
>> least bit challenged?
>> Theres got to be someone who enjoys delving into
LDAP out there...
>>
>> D.
I'm having a bit of trouble getting the CFLDAP Modify query
to execute
after
I tied it into the CFLOOPed query... When I ran it with my
own users DN it
worked great... it does not work with any other DN. My
account has Domain
Adminis on this sandboxed server and is capable of making the
change by hand
using the AD tools inside of MMC... Any suggestions? Thanks,
D.
<cfset servername = "AD.TESTSITE.com">
<cfset username = "[email protected]">
<cfset password = "PASSWORD">
<cfset domain = "TESTSITE">
<cfset OU = "ou=Granite">
<cfoutput>
<CFSet GroupName="TestDistribution">
<CFSet GroupDN =
"cn=#GroupName#,cn=Users,dc=#domain#,dc=com">
<CFQuery name="Users" datasource="GCI_Workforce">
Select cast (WBAN8 as varchar(10)) as WBAN8, wbemal from
WTWDSECPJ1 where WBEXEMPT ='Y'
</CFQuery>
<cfldap
action="query"
server = "#servername#"
username = "#username#"
password = "#password#"
start = "#OU#,dc=#domain#,dc=com"
attributes = "dn,employeeNumber"
filter = "employeeNumber=*"
name = "adDNLookup"
scope = "subtree"
>
<CFQuery Name="JoinUsers" DBType="Query">
Select
adDNLookup.DN, adDNLookup.employeeNumber
from
adDNLookup,
Users
Where
adDNLookup.employeeNumber = Users.wban8
</CFQuery>
<CFLoop Query="JoinUsers">
<CFTry>
<!---<CFSet UserDN = "member=cn=Dennis
Nagel,CN=Users,DC=TESTSITE,DC=com">--->
<CFSet UserDN = "member=#DN#">
<CFSet UserName="#employeeNumber#">
#UserName# #UserDN#<br>
<cfldap
action="modify"
server = "#servername#"
username = "#username#"
password = "#password#"
modifytype="add"
attributes = "#UserDN#"
dn="#GroupDN#"
separator=";"
>
<cfoutput>#UserName# has been added to the group
(#GroupName#).</cfoutput>
<cfcatch type="any">
<cfif FindNoCase( "ENTRY_EXISTS", cfcatch.message )>
<cfoutput>
#UserName# is already assigned to the group
(#GroupName#).
</cfoutput>
<cfelse>
<cfoutput>
Unknown error : #cfcatch.detail#")
</cfoutput>
<cfabort>
</cfif>
</cfcatch>
</CFTry>
</CFLoop>
</cfoutput>
heres the trace info...
110028 member=CN=Mary Chalfa, OU=PSP_Indio, OU=PSP,
OU=GC_Branches,
ou=Granite, dc=TESTSITE, dc=com
Unknown error : One or more of the required attributes may be
missing/incorrect or you do not have permissions to execute
this
operation on the server")
Debugging Information ColdFusion Server Enterprise
6,1,0,63958
Template /JDE-AD-Sync/JDE-AD-Groups.cfm
Time Stamp 22-Jun-06 12:02 PM
Locale English (US)
User Agent Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.2;
SV1; .NET
CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 1.0.3705)
Remote IP 127.0.0.1
Host Name 127.0.0.1
Execution Time
Total Time Avg Time Count Template
687 ms 687 ms 1
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\JDE-AD-Sync\JDE-AD-Groups.cfm
0 ms 0 ms 1 C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\JDE-AD-Sync\Application.cfm
0 ms STARTUP, PARSING, COMPILING, LOADING, & SHUTDOWN
687 ms TOTAL EXECUTION TIME
red = over 250 ms average execution time
Exceptions
12:02:45.045 - Application Exception - in
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\JDE-AD-Sync\JDE-AD-Groups.cfm : line 67
An error has occured while trying to execute modify :[LDAP:
error code 49 - 80090308: LdapErr: DSID-0C090334, comment:
AcceptSecurityContext error, data 525, vece].
SQL Queries
Users (Datasource=GCI_Workforce, Time=47ms, Records=2203) in
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\JDE-AD-Sync\JDE-AD-Groups.cfm @
12:02:44.044
Select cast (WBAN8 as varchar(10)) as WBAN8, wbemal from
WTWDSECPJ1 where WBEXEMPT ='Y'
JoinUsers (Datasource=, Time=16ms, Records=996) in
C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\JDE-AD-Sync\JDE-AD-Groups.cfm @
12:02:45.045
Select
adDNLookup.DN, adDNLookup.employeeNumber
from
adDNLookup,
Users
Where
adDNLookup.employeeNumber = Users.wban8
Scope Variables
Application Variables:
applicationname=JDE-AD-Sync
ds=GCI_WFD
Cookie Variables:
JSESSIONID=36301107041151000811062
Server Variables:
COLDFUSION=Struct (8)
OS=Struct (5)
Session Variables:
cfid=831
cftoken=54562187
sessionid=JDE-AD-SYNC_831_54562187
urltoken=CFID=831&CFTOKEN=54562187
Debug Rendering Time: 63 msok, I found it... re-use of the vaiable username... : -)
Damn ambiguous error messages.
Thanks to Ian for taking a look.
D.
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