Home Sharing: Multiple Users on 1 Mac do not show up unless logged in

I've set up home sharing on 4 Macs successfully, however one Mac has 3 users. Since they are all not logged in at the same time, all of their itunes libraries do not show up, only the one for the user who is logged in at that time. Any ideas on how to fix this?
Also, how do I get new purchases to automatically download to all the shared libraries? I can't seem to locate that.

Doesn't work - ask Apple.
Sorry, but at the moment I have no good feelings for them. User friendly multi-user environments don't seem to very popular at Apple.
Martin

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Welcome to the Apple Community.
You don't need to shut down your user account for your wife or anyone else to use their user account.
If it isn't already set, go to system preferences > Users & Groups > Login Options and check 'Show fast user switching'. Then from the top RH corner of the menu bar you can switch between users at will.
Keeping a user account logged in should enable its iTunes library on the Apple TV.
(Note, I've never tried this with non admin accounts)

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Pathetic apple tv cannot do mirror airplay with iphone and ipad , which was possible before ???
Miserable apple tv is not able to do home sharing and has frustrated me millions of times with turn on already on home sharing??
And some of times it will start to have home sharing but slow or unable to play home sharing contents???
Any chance I can replace or return this waste of money apple tv???
APPLE SUPPORT STAFF SHAME ON YOU I READ THREADS AND THREADS AND NO SOLUTION POSTED OR QUESTION ANSWERED AT ALL

this is a user helping user forum
we are users like you not apple support staff
use feedback if you want apple directly
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
home sharing is appletv being able to access media from the shared lib of a computer with itunes
airplay is using appletv as audio and or video output for ios and osx devices which support airplay
what is it that you have problems with you seem to mix the terms

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OK, I just got off of the phone with Apple and still no joy. They had me try a few things that did not work, then told me to Archive and Install, which did not either. Anyway, thanks for the additional help very note worthy, but still no joy. Also an email to iTunes Support took me here
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93061
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And by the way I tried this one
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=3577004#3577004
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Email addresses into what?
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Home Sharing: Multiple Users on 1 Mac do not show up unless logged in

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