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How do I set up Snow Leopard so that when I switch between user accounts the screen gives the appearance of swiveling on an axis?

That is strange, I never noticed before, but I just tested a few scenarios, it looks like it only rotates on the first login of another user... OR... after another user logs out and you choose another logged in one.

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When switching between user accounts, the background desktop picture disappears and goes to just a blue background. Whats up with that?

When switching between user accounts, the background desktop picture disappears and goes to just a blue background. Whats up with that?

All fixed! It was TeamViewer that was causing the problem.

Switching Between User Accounts

Hey everyone, I have a question regarding Fast User Switching. I've noticed that every now and then, randomly, if I switch between someone's account to mine, the display profile (the display's color) will switch from Color LCD to some other color profile. Does anyone know why this happens?
Thanks.

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HT201250 When using Time Machine should I NOT switch between user accounts?

The reason I ask is that I don't want to lose data whilst switching between accounts. Which I need to do whilst working and on a very
regular basis.
neil

Time Machine isn't affected by switching accounts.

Error switching between user accounts with iPhoto

Hello,
Currently I have two administrative accounts on my MacBook Pro. I normally upload pictures to my admin account (since my apple ID is tied to that one), but use the other administrative account for the main family one. The pictures are shared through iPhoto. Everytime i switch accounts to access iPhoto, i need to "Repair it" in order for it to open properly. Can someone give me the fix for this, or tell me if there is an easier way and still maintain two accounts?

Here are teh Apple comments on that - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1198?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US - experiance indicates that using an external hard drive is the more successful way to do it
LN

Switching between user accounts in Mail

I have set up two accounts in Mail, for two different ISPs. I can see the two accounts in the Preferences. However, I cannot see how to tell Mail which one to use. I have tried just clicking on the appropriate one in Preferences.
When I send mail, some messages are rejected, and the incorrect smtp address shows on it. I cannot see how to change it. For some messages, I can choose which smtp to use, but in some cases, the alternative does not appear.
Any ideas, please?
g5 imac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Thanks Ben,
I have the two accounts set up with the correct smtp server assigned to each one. I can see them by clicking on each account. I have set the "Send New Mail from" to the one I want to send the particular message from.
I deleted my earlier test messages from the Outbox, and waited a few hours before trying again. It seems that using server A I can send using SSL, but that using server B I cannot use SSL. They show as different numbered ports, so there should not be a conflict.
I am now getting a different message for the one it cannot send; instead of saying it cannot send it and refusing to give me the option of using the other server, it now just says it is being rejected by the server at the other end, so maybe there is something wrong with the address.
So, looks like you have sorted that problem out; but can you tell me if there is a problem about me not being able to use SSL for one of the servers?
(I love your icon. I do have one of those old Macs; hate to throw away.)
Many thanks
g5 imac Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Fast switch between users

I wonder why it is not possible to swtich between users witout entering a password. I have a test user and often have to switch between my account and that of the test user. Now, if there were a way to exchange certificates like in SSH the switching would be possible without tedious entering of passwords. Has nobody thought about that?

Here is another way to approach the problem. Instead of Fast User Switching, use Screen Sharing. But I did have to play some tricks to get the Screen Sharing client to allow me to access a testaccount on the same Mac.
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Screen Sharing. Enable AND Allow the testaccount to use Screen Sharing.
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Remote Login. Enable AND Allow the testaccount to be accessed via ssh.
Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal (this is where I play a trick on Screen Sharing)
ssh -L 59222:localhost:5900 localhost
You are using ssh to create a tunnel that will trick Screen Sharing into thinking it is NOT connecting to itself. When ssh prompts for a password, it expects your own password.
Finder -> Go -> Connect to server... -> vnc://testaccount@localhost:59222
You will be prompted for the 2nd account's password.
You will then be asked to "Share Display" or "Log In". Choose "Log In" and a new Fast User Session will be started, and you will have access to it via Screen Sharing.
No need to actually Fast User Switch, Just use the Screen Sharing session to access your testaccount's session.
You can also attach a Screen Sharing session after having started the testaccount via Fast User Switching.
The 2 key items above (besides making sure System Preferences is setup correctly) 1) creating an ssh tunnel to trick Screen Sharing, 2) using the vnc://testaccount@localhost:59222 from Finder -> Go -> Connect to server.
Bonus points. From "Another" Terminal session (NOT the one running ssh), you can start Screen Sharing WITHOUT using the Finder via 'open' command:
open vnc://testaccount@localhost:59222
The -L 59222:localhost:5900 syntax has rules. The 5900 is the Screen Sharing server port number (aka the VNC server port number). The 59222 is a number I picked out of the air. It is less then 65535 and larger than the low numbered well known port numbers, so it is not going to interfere. The 59222 is the port number you tell Screen Sharing, via the Finder or 'open' command, where Screen Sharing can find the Screen Sharing server it is suppose to use.

Forced to Close all open applications when switching between users.

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 13 inch, and have 2 accounts set up on the computer.
When switching between users on the computer, I am always forced to close all open applications on the current user, in order to switch to another user.
I was wondering if there was ANY way to keep the pages (specifically Safari) open when switching to another user, so that I can go back to them when I log back in to the other account.
thanks for the help!

Enjoy!
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8672.html

File permissions between user accounts on one computer

Hi!!!
I have an iMac PowerPC G5 computer which I set with 2 accounts, one for me (the administrator) and another for some workers.
I´m having problems regarding writing and using files. I have some documents which both accounts need to use, read and save. The original files are not in the administrator account, but on the normal one. What I do when I want to read and write on a file located on the normal account is access to it going into the other user account and open it from the document folder. BUT i have to be givening permissions all the time because it lose them when I switch between both accounts
Sorry for my english, i´ll try to explain better:
1-I open a file which is in the normal account from my administrator account
2- It wont let me save anything so i have to give writing permissions
3-I switch to the normal account and wont allow me to write again, so I have to give permission again
4- Everytime I switch accounts i will have to give permission
How can i solve this?
Thanks!!
G.

Sean Dale1 wrote:
Very interesting thank you.
I wondered if it might be possible to modify files copied into such a shared folder with the aid of an AppleScript or Automator action saved as an application
nothing you can do with applescript or automator can come anywhere close to be as simple or as effective as the ACL method. folder actions only watch the top level of the folder they are attached to and plus they are extremely unreliable. what could be simpler than the method outlined above? you run two terminal commands and you are set. no scripts to run, no cron or launch daemons to make to run some periodic change of permissions scripts. file system does everything itself.
or would opening a file and then doing a simple 'Save As' to the folder do the trick?
only if you don't mind creating multiple copies of the same file any time you need to change it.
the only real problem with the ACL method is that inherited ACLs are not applied to items moved into the shared folder, only to copied or new files. this is not normally an issue except with some applications like photoshop which like to utilize temp files. when photoshop saves chages to a file it does the following. it saves the changed file to a temp file in a temporary directory, deletes the current file and then moves the temp file to where the original file was. because moving is involved this washes out the ACLs. very bad of photoshop. if you are unlucky enough to be using an app like this then there is a different method that can be used that does not have the deficiency of ACLs with respect to moved files but it requires some more prep. although once the prep is complete it works quite well. see my os x hint here
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20100202195536952
on how to do that. However, in most situations the ACL method is perfectly suitable and is much easier to set up so I recommend you go with that.

How can I share my iTunes library between user accounts in iTunes 11

Since upgrading my iTunes library to Version 11 I can no longer share the library between user accounts on the same Mac.
The 2nd user is asked to create oir use an iTunes library, but when it is pointed to the Media folder it cannot share it.
Previously in iTunes 10 it all worked fine.
How can this be done please?
The library is in a shared areas that we both have Read/Write permissions to.

jc_hering wrote:
that works for anything he purchases after he creates the new account. What about his current music that currently resides in my itunes library? How can I get his current music out of my library into his new account/library?? Thanks..
Copy it to his computer into his iTunes library and authorize his computer with the iTunes account used to purchase them..
You cannot tranfser items from one iTunes account to another. Purchased items remain part of the iTunes account is was purchased with.
iTunes account - used to purchase items
iTunes library - where purchases (and CD RIPs) go on the computer

Sharing between User Accounts

I'm new to Macs and need some help.
I have 2 user accounts on my mac and want to share picture and music files between the accounts. Both can be read & write. All my music is in the iTunes music folder. Even when I share that folder I can't get to the files on the other account. Each artist has their own folder within the iTunes music folder and they all have the minus symbol beside them when viewing from the 2nd account. How do I share these files between user accounts?
Also, where do I save my pictures so that they can be seen on both accounts?
I started to share all the folders with in iTunes but that was taking forever so I quit the process and now my public folders are not showing as shared in the preferences. How do I get my sharing preferences back to the default settings?

I now have my mac set up just the way i want. thanks for the input you all gave! How I did it:
in the file sharing system prefs i deleted the "ghost" folders that were showing. I call them ghost folders because they were grayed out and not clickable. They were pointing to a folder that I had removed from my system because I deleted my user account so that i could start over from scratch to set things up right from the beginning. This still left these folders in the sharing menu so I just had to delete them one at a time until they were all gone making everything look clean again.
I learned that sharing files between user accounts on the same computer (and even the guest account) can only be done with files that are in the public folder. Adding my iTunes Music folder to the sharing list did not share my mp3 across users on the same computer. I just had to move the iTunes Music folder (not the iTunes folder) to the public folder so the other account could access it. Then I followed the directions in the link provided in this thread about sharing in iTunes. Now I don't have to have my wife's Maria Carry in my library! And she does not have to have my songs in her library!
For photos I placed the files in the public folder and just imported them into the iPhoto library for each account.
On a side note, having our own accounts allows us to set up the computer they way we want, but allows us to have access to the same files. I'll be adding a 500gb hard drive to it soon for time machine and can't wait to have that set up. My only question now is when can i add time capsule? Can I add it as a 2nd wireless network in addition to my linksys wrt54g2 that is connected to the cable modem (i need the linksys connected to the internet for xbox live and ps3's network), i know i would then connect the external HDD to it for more storage, therefore I guess I would move all mp3's and picture files onto it freeing space on the computer and just direct both user accounts to the files on the HDD connected to time capsule.

Sharing libraries between user accounts question

After many years of having one user account on our iMac, I have decided to segregate user accounts for me and my wife. I'm doing this because I have an iPhone and she is going to get one soon. When we sync our respective iPhones, we want to keep iCal and and Address book information unique to each user account. What I'm trying to figure out is how to share iPhoto and iTunes content between user accounts. I know there is a share preference that will allow the master libraries in these applications to be shared, but the photo albums and playlists created on the original user account are not "shared". Would it be possible to have playlists from iTunes and albums/events from iPhoto to be shared between user accounts? This would enable my wife to sync all her iPhone data from her user account. Thanks in advance.

I have an idea that uses a different approach. I haven't done this for this purpose, so if you decide to try, please do it one step at a time so you can undo it. I'll explain it for iTunes.
Instead of using the Sharing preference in iTunes, put the iTunes Music folder in a location that can be accessed from both accounts. You might use an external drive, or the <hard drive>/Users/Shared folder.
iTunes should NOT be running. Go to /Users/<username>/Music/iTunes folder. In that folder is the iTunes Music folder. Copy this folder to a location on the external drive or to the Shared user folder. Rename the original iTunes Music folder another name, such as iTunes Music Old. Make an alias of the new iTunes Music folder (in the shared location) and put it in the user's iTunes folder (where iTunes Music Old now resides). Rename it "iTunes Music" if necessary (you are making the alias take the place of the actual iTunes Music folder). * It is very important that the name be exact.
Start iTunes. All of your music and other media should be accessible as if the iTunes Music folder is where it used to be. To prove to yourself that the files are being accessed from the new shared location, do a Get Info on a couple of songs in iTunes. "Where" should show the file to be in the new location. To prove to yourself that you can add new content to the new location, download a free song from the iTunes Store (or a Podcast) or rip a CD. Then do a Get Info on the new item.
Up to here, I'm confident it will work, because I have done it. The rest is "theory"...
Copy the old user's /Users/<username>/Music/iTunes folder (except the now duplicated iTunes Music Old folder) to the shared location. You are only doing this step so that it will be available when you log in as the new user (your wife's account), which is the next step.
Log out and log in to the new account.
Copy everything in the old user's iTunes folder (that you just put in the shared location) to the new user user's /Users/<username>/Music/iTunes folder. Replace any duplicated items. You want the new user's iTunes folder to look exactly like the old user's iTunes folder (except for iTunes Music Old). Hopefully, that iTunes Music alias will connect to the actual iTunes Music folder at the shared location. Try it. Run iTunes as the new user. Hopefully, everything looks like the old user's iTunes. Do the tests like before to prove it.
At this point, the two iTunes "looks" will start to diverge. But at least the starting point will be the same.
If something does not work as expected, log in to the old user's account. With iTunes NOT running, go to /Users/<username>/Music/iTunes folder. Delete the iTunes Music alias. Rename the iTunes Music Old folder back to iTunes Music. Everything should be back to the way it was.
If it works to your satisfaction, you can eventually delete that iTunes Music Old folder.
I don't use iPhoto, but if iTunes works, you can do the equivalent steps for iPhoto.

I have one imac. my wife and i each have our own user accounts and itunes library. How do we share selected music between user accounts?

i have one imac. my wife and i each have our own user accounts and itunes library. How do we share selected music between user accounts?

To give other users read-only access to your library, use the Sharing features of iTunes. Sharing works over the local network as well as on the same computer. See the built-in help for details.
If you want to give full read/write access to more than one user, see the support article linked below.
iTunes: How to share music between different accounts on a single computer

Copy and paste between user accounts

is there a way to copy and paste between user accounts?

You can drag files to the Drop Box folder in another user's Public folder.

HT201320 How do I switch between gmail accounts

I've just purchased an iPad and can someone pls tell me how I switch between email accounts so both myself and my mother can access our respective accounts?

Just select the email account that you want to access in the Mailboxes window of the Mail app. Did you set up both email accounts in the Mail app?
Read this as well.
http://www.knowyourcell.com/apple/apple-ipad/ipad-guides/454721/how_to_use_mail_ on_the_apple_ipad.html

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