Sharing music between different user (parent - children) on 1 iMac

Hello,
I have my mac since sept 2005, and I'm very pleased with it.
Now my 17 year old daughter loves most of the music I bought on iTunes. Problem. Even when I share my total library, she can't play these songs or put them in her librariy. Except 2 of the 241 ???!!! In the "help" function, there is explained how or what I have to do to share my music with other Mac's (other computers), but I find nothing how I can share my music library with other users on the same iMac. The fact that 2 of the songs I bought, are already in her library is even stranger because i don't know haw I did this.

glinux
In YOUR account:
iTunes -> Preferences -> Sharing: Enable 'Share My Library...'
Leave iTunes running and use Fast User Switching to go to your daughter's account.
In HER account
iTunes -> Preferences -> Sharing: Enable 'Look For Shared Libraries'.
Remember, for this to work you must be logged in AND iTunes must be running in your account.
She will be able to Play the music in your library.
Regards
TD

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