Using iTunes Library with a read-only account...

Hi! I use my HD connected to my AEBS and to create some accounts in which people can use information on the shared folder that is created when the account preference is chosen. I later copied my iTunes library in the same folder so that everybody had access to it. Most of the users I created have restricted access (meaning read-only access). The ones that have full acces had no problem but the ones that have read-only access, when they try to choose the iTunes library, recieve a message saying "The folder "iTunes" is in a locked disk or you do not have write permissions for this folder.". I clearly understand what the problem is and why it is not letting those users acces it but does anybody has an idea on how I can make the iTunes library accessible to the "read-only users"? Thanks!

Hi! I use my HD connected to my AEBS and to create
some accounts in which people can use information on
the shared folder that is created when the account
preference is chosen. I later copied my iTunes
library in the same folder so that everybody had
access to it. Most of the users I created have
restricted access (meaning read-only access). The
ones that have full acces had no problem but the ones
that have read-only access, when they try to choose
the iTunes library, recieve a message saying "The
folder "iTunes" is in a locked disk or you do not
have write permissions for this folder.". I clearly
understand what the problem is and why it is not
letting those users acces it but does anybody has an
idea on how I can make the iTunes library accessible
to the "read-only users"? Thanks!
iTunes was NOT built for multi-user "write" access. Allowing write access to more than one user of iTunes "concurrently" is a recipe for disaster: sooner or later your iTunes database will get corrupted. You have been warned.

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