How do I enable multiple profiles to access the same itunes library?

Family of 4; with 4 different user profiles/log ins. One family iTunes library; how can I allow all profiles to access the one master iTunes library?

annafromsalt lake city wrote:
how can I allow all profiles to access the one master iTunes library?
move the entire iTunes folder to <MacintoshHD>/users/shared. on each user account, launch iTunes while holding the option(⌥) key, click on choose library when prompted, and select the iTunes folder you moved to the share folder.
be aware only one iTunes at a time can access the library !

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