Mnyb;697008 Wrote:
> I think that a common use case is that family members simply have
> different music files and taste altogether so by choosing your user you
> switch everything .
>
> Would not that simply be easier but the integrating things between
> users the more demanding stuff .
>
> I mean if user simply have their own cache and prefs folder locations,
> would not multiple users be like (re)starting LMS with another set of
> those . That would mean installing plugins for every user but also that
> users could have different plugins .
>
I guess the big question really is if even all the music files are on
the same server in a typical family ?
Maybe the "system administrator" in the house doesn't want to give the
12-year old write permission to the central server where the big
library is ? So the kids music is on a separate computer ?
To me it feels like the advanced scenarios you describe is better
handled through running separate servers on separate computers, pretty
much the same way Apple handles this problem, and this works already
today.
So my feeling is that if something should be done, it should be focused
on covering the simple case, where all family members can at least share
the same settings and plugins and server. The question is just if there
are any families where the simple scenario is applicable ?
It's probably reasonable in a family with two adults with no kids, but
I suspect the real need for user profiles is when kids come into the
picture and start putting kids music in the library which the parents
aren't that interested in browsing and playing in the living room.
So, what does forum members with families find to be the big issue with
the lack of multi-user support in the current solution ? Are favorites
the main problem or are there other things too ?
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