I am trying to authorize both computers for itunes

I'm having problems authorizing both my macbook pro and my imac for my itunes account access. I have managed to authorize my macbook, but the following message appears when I try to authorize my imac.
"There was an error storing your authorization information on this computer - The required directory was not found or has a permissions error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed."
I have tried deauthorizing my imac and starting again, but still can't access my music that I have on my macbook. The only way I can is by home sharing while my macbook is on... which is annoying! I have purchased items on itunes on my macbook that I would like to store on my imac.
Any suggestions would be great! Thanks!

paigefrombrisbane wrote:
"There was an error storing your authorization information on this computer - The required directory was not found or has a permissions error. Correct this permissions problem and try again, or deauthorize this computer if the permissions cannot be changed."
g'day !
check out this support article.

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