ITunes library not available for two computers on shared external hd

On our home network, using Airport Extreme, we have and external hd, and two mac laptops connected. We have all music in an iTunes music folder on the external hd plus the iTunes Library on the external hd. iTunes will only allow one laptop to connect to it and the says this every time I try to open it, "The iTunes Library file is locked, on a locked disk or you do not have write permission for this file. How do I get permission for the other laptop?

yeah you can keep your itunes library file on your local laptops, and keep all your actual music files on the external drive. then like said before, uncheck the box that says "copy files to itunes music folder" in the itunes prefs on the Advanced tab
this way you each have your own itunes library, but you're sharing the same music.
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