HT1198 Sharing a single iPhoto Library with 2 Apple IDs

Hi all,
I'm a bit confused about this article. I was working with a poster on a question which ultimately led me to this article (as he was using the Disk method described in this article to share their one Mac's iPhoto library between them).
What I'm not getting about any of it is what sort of "multiple user" scenario is this referring to? Is it specifically referring to the User accounts on a specific Mac? So, signing off one user and then signing on another?
The reason I ask is because both my husband and I have Macs, and he is always signed on to his Mac, I'm always signed on to mine. We have a bit more complicated set up in terms of syncing, because our iTunes library is housed on his computer and our iPhoto library is housed on mine. But, bottom line, when I sync my iPhone or iPad to iTunes, I do it on his computer with him signed on (most of the time on both the computer and iTunes), and when I sync his iPhone photos to iPhoto, I do it on his computer with me still signed on. We have both libraries shared completely, with the option to sync different parts of it to our different devices.
So, in a situation where you are not needing to sign off the "primary" user of a Mac in order to update or sync your devices, does the article even apply?
I just want to get it straight so I can help this poster out with the correct information.
Thanks,
GB

Sorry all,
A couple of corrections:
gail from maine wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a bit confused about this article. I was working with a poster on a question which ultimately led me to this article (as he was using the Disk method described in this article to share one Mac's iPhoto library between he and his wife).
What I'm not getting about any of it is what sort of "multiple user" scenario is this referring to? Is it specifically referring to the User accounts on a specific Mac? So, signing off one user and then signing on another?
The reason I ask is because both my husband and I have Macs, and he is always signed on to his Mac, I'm always signed on to mine. We have a bit more complicated set up in terms of syncing, because our iTunes library is housed on his computer and our iPhoto library is housed on mine. But, bottom line, when I sync my iPhone or iPad to iTunes, I do it on his computer with him signed on (most of the time on both the computer and iTunes), and when I sync his iPhone photos to iPhoto, I do it on his my computer with me still signed on. We have both libraries shared completely, with the option to sync different parts of it to our different devices.
So, in a situation where you are not needing to sign off the "primary" user of a Mac in order to update or sync your devices, does the article even apply?
I just want to get it straight so I can help this poster out with the correct information.
Thanks,
GB
Sorry about that....
GB

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