<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div>>I'd suggest placing the database (and the photo collection) in a directory<br>
>where both accounts have write access (if both have to be able to modify<br>
>data).<br></div>this question was similar to a question I've had, and your answer might solve my problem as well as Rainer's. How do you<br></div>put the database in a directory? I'm not wanting a second access, I'm just wondering how to back up the database somewhere <br></div>in case I lose my original (via computer crash or other unfortunate incident).<br></div>Thanks much<br></div>Helen<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:01 AM, Remco Viëtor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:remco.vietor@wanadoo.fr" target="_blank">remco.vietor@wanadoo.fr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On lundi 1 mai 2017 09:08:54 CEST Rainer Dorsch wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> I am wondering if it is possible to use the digikam database from two user<br>
> accounts on a linux system. The main information I have in the database are<br>
> tags. If that does not work, would I help to write back the tags into the<br>
> photos itself?<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
> Rainer<br>
<br>
I'd suggest placing the database (and the photo collection) in a directory<br>
where both accounts have write access (if both have to be able to modify<br>
data). If you have to restrict access to just those two users, you'll have to<br>
play with group membership and permissions.<br>
<br>
If you already have a database on one of the use accounts, you can test if<br>
access from another account is possible by changing the permissions (read<br>
permission for group should allow the other user to access the data). The<br>
other account would have to set up its version of Digikam to point to the<br>
database and image collection<br>
<br>
I'm not sure both accounts can access the data simultanuously; it's not<br>
something I'd try with SQLite or the internal MySQL server (and MySQL support<br>
is still marked "experimental in GK 5.5.0). But as you talk about users 'on<br>
*a* linux system' I assume that simultauous access isn't physically possible,<br>
anyway. And according to the settings dialog the databases have to be located<br>
on a *local* filesystem, anyway...<br>
<br>
Writing the tags back into the photos still means both accounts need write<br>
access to the image files (or even to the containing directories if you have to<br>
create sidecar files, for e.g. raw format files).<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Remco<br>
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