Moving iMessages between Mac users

Is there any way to migrate all of my messages from one user's Messages app to another, new user's Messages app? I've signed as the same person on both users, but only new messages are shown in the app in the new user. I did try copying the Messages directory in the old user's Library folder into the new user's Library folder, but to no avail.

HI,
If  you mean can the "live" messages shown in the list on the left of the main Messages Window the answer is no.
The ~/Library/Messages folder and it's contents will give the you the Saved Chats (or Conversations is iMessages) and the chat.db may help to populate new iMessages to Contacts with the "history".
However if you move it from one computer to another you still have to make sure the New Mac User Owns the Messages Folder and it's contents.
You may also want to move com.apple.iChat.LSSharedFileList.plist as this one holds the Recents List items
Again you would have to check the ownership on moving it.
8:34 PM      Thursday; July 11, 2013
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