Sharing with multiple users

Hi,
I'm trying to set up an iTunes account that can be shared by different users on an iMac. I followed the apple guidelines for moving the iTunes music folder to a public area, and then setting that folder as the default folder in advanced iTunes preferences.
It seems to work okay, however when I add something to one iTunes library it does not automatically add it to the others.
Any way around this?
Thanks,
Gully

when I add something to one iTunes library it does not automatically add it to the others.
Are you using iTunes 9, and if so is there a folder titled "Automatically Add to iTunes" in that iTunes Music folder? If so, then if you drop new tracks into that folder, it may do what it says for all users. I've not tried this in a situation where the folder is being shared among several users, though, so I don't know if it will work in such a circumstance.
If not, then unless someone else here knows of a workaround, your users may either have to add the tracks to their iTunes libraries manually or you'll need a utility like Hazel which the developer says can add tracks to iTunes automatically.
Hope this helps.

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